HAWKINS v. SUNMARK INDUSTRIES, INC.


727 S.W.2d 397 (1986)

Samuel J. HAWKINS, Carrie W. Watson and Donald G. Johnson, Appellants, v. SUNMARK INDUSTRIES, INC.; Sun Oil of Pennsylvania, etc.; Tokheim, Inc.; Kenneth Federspiel; Sayed Kamarei, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied April 30, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry B. Franklin, Michael R. Hance, Louisville, for appellants.

Robert C. Hobson, J.L. Lenihan, Richard H.C. Clay, William A. Miller, Sr., William Henry Wallace, Henry Triplett, Louisville, for appellees.


OPINION OF THE COURT

The appellants are three firemen employed by the City of Louisville Fire Department who were called upon to put out a fire in progress at a service station located in Louisville, Kentucky, and who were injured from an explosion that occurred very soon after their arrival.

The appellees are: (1) Sunmark Industries, Inc. and Sun Oil of Pennsylvania (hereinafter referred to as "Sun Oil"), the...

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