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GRABLE v. VARELA

No. 2 CA-CIV 2269.

115 Ariz. 222 (1977)

564 P.2d 911

Randall J. GRABLE and Mable A. Grable, husband and wife, Appellants, v. Joseph Richard VARELA, a Minor, and Joseph Varela and Erma Varela, his parents, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1977.

Review Denied April 5, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rees, Mercaldo & Smith, P.C. by Brian E. Smith, Tucson, for appellants.

Johnson, Tucker, Jessen & Dake by James F. Bly, Jr., and Kenneth L. Tucker, Tucson, for appellees.

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

The issue in this case is whether the "fireman's rule" should be accepted in Arizona.

Randall Grable, a member of the Tucson Fire Department, was injured while fighting a fire at an unoccupied residence located in Tucson, Arizona. The fire was started by the appellee, Joseph Richard Varela, a minor, who, while playing with matches, started a grass fire which spread to the house.

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