Trial Term found that the general rule had been, in this case, superseded by special legislative enactments. We concur. The Fire Department of the City of Kingston was established by special law (L 1879, ch 325, § 1) at a time when fire protection was rendered totally by voluntary fire companies. In 1907, the City of Kingston established a paid fire department and it is a part of the Fire Department of the City of Kingston (see Kingston City Charter, § 107). In...
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