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WSSC v. RIVERDALE FIRE CO.

No. 116, September Term, 1986.

308 Md. 556 (1987)

520 A.2d 1319

WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION v. RIVERDALE HEIGHTS VOLUNTEER FIRE CO. INC. ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

February 10, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheila D. Collins, Principal Counsel (Nathan J. Greenbaum, Gen. Counsel, on brief), Hyattsville, for appellant.

Lloyd J. Snow (Alvin I. Frederick and Eccleston & Seidler, on brief), Baltimore, for appellee.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., ELDRIDGE, COLE, RODOWSKY, COUCH, McAULIFFE and ADKINS, JJ.

RODOWSKY, Judge.

Maryland Code (1974, 1984 Repl.Vol.), § 5-309.1(a) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (the Act) provides:

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for any willful or grossly negligent act, a fire company or rescue company, and the personnel of a fire company or rescue company, are immune from civil liability for any act or omission in the course of performing their duties.

The Act is part of Ch. 546 of...

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