HECK v. ROBEY

No. 63A01-9309-CV-285.

630 N.E.2d 1361 (1994)

Lawrence HECK and Peabody Coal Company, Appellants-Defendants, v. James L. ROBEY and Carol S. Robey, Appellees-Plaintiffs.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

March 17, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith M. Wallace, Wright, Evans & Daly, Evansville, for appellant-defendant Lawrence Heck.

William P. Wooden, Kevin C. Tyra, Wooden McLaughlin & Sterner, Indianapolis, for appellant-defendant Peabody Coal Co.

Barbara S. Barrett, Gerling Law Offices, P.C., Evansville, for appellees-plaintiffs.


ROBERTSON, Judge.

Lawrence Heck and Peabody Coal Company bring this interlocutory appeal after the trial court denied their motions for summary judgment. The trial court determined that Indiana does not extend the "fireman's rule" to a paramedic such as James L. Robey. We reverse.

Robey was a licensed paramedic who worked for Warrick Emergency Services, a part of Warrick County Hospital, Inc., which was under contract with the Warrick County Commissioners...

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