ESTATE OF SOUPENE v. LIGNITZ

No. 79,680.

265 Kan. 217 (1998)

960 P.2d 205

THE ESTATE OF GARY E. SOUPENE, BY AND THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATORS, DAVID SOUPENE, JAMES E. SOUPENE, AND THELMA J. SOUPENE, Appellants, v. ROBERT A. LIGNITZ, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth R. Herbert, of Irigonegaray & Associates, of Topeka, was on the brief for appellant.

George F. Farrell, Jr., of Topeka, was on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

LARSON, J.:

While responding to a fire call, Riley County volunteer firefighter Gary Soupene was killed when his vehicle collided with that of another volunteer firefighter, Robert Lignitz. Soupene's estate and heirs brought a damage action against Lignitz. The trial court granted Lignitz' motion for summary judgment because both Soupene and Lignitz were covered by the Kansas...

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