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GUINN v. ALBURTIS FIRE CO.

531 Pa. 500 (1992)

614 A.2d 218

Cleveland GUINN, Appellee, v. ALBURTIS FIRE COMPANY, Appellant, and Joseph Thomas McGee, Jr. Appeal of ALBURTIS FIRE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 16, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry D. Jackson, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Dennis P. Ortwein, Easton, for Guinn.

Robert F. Fortin, Allentown, for McGee.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

The issue before this Court is whether Appellant, a volunteer fire company, is entitled to governmental immunity under 42 Pa.C.S. § 8541 even when it is not engaged in fire-fighting activity.1 For the reasons that follow, we find that Appellant is entitled to immunity under Section 8541 even when it is not engaged in fire-fighting activities.

On August 23, 1986, Appellee was served...

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