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GATH v. ST. LUCIE FIRE DIST.

No. 92-1931.

640 So.2d 138 (1994)

William Henry GATH and Helen Gath, as personal representatives of the estate of William Gregory Gath, a minor, deceased, Appellants, v. ST. LUCIE COUNTY-FORT PIERCE FIRE DISTRICT; Howard Johnson, Inc., a corporation; Howard Johnson Management, Inc., a corporation; Eagerton Plumbing Co., Inc., a Florida corporation; and Guardian Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 27, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Sheldon J. Schlesinger, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Joel S. Perwin of Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A., Miami, for appellants.

William D. Ricker, Jr. of Fleming, O'Bryan & Fleming, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee-Eagerton Plumbing Co., Inc.

Joseph H. Lowe of Marlow, Connell, Valerius, Abrams, Lowe & Adler, Miami, for appellees-Howard Johnson Co., Inc., a corp., and Howard Johnson Management, Inc., a corp.

Elizabeth Bohn of Jorden, Burt, Berenson & Klingensmith, Miami, for appellee-Guardian Systems, Inc.

No appearance for appellee-St. Lucie County-Fort Pierce Fire Dist.

MAY, MELANIE G., Associate Judge.

Reminiscent of a first year law school torts exam, this case presents the proverbial issues of duty and proximate cause. In its simplest terms, the issue is whether the negligent initiation of a false alarm can render a party liable for accidents involving emergency vehicles responding to the alarm. We agree with the trial court's decision in this case that the law does not support the extension...

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