Posted by Hal/Eastern WA on March 14, 2012 at 18:56:09 from (67.5.117.129):
In Reply to: Fire Dept.Issue posted by Poor farmer 830 on March 14, 2012 at 18:29:11:
I think your fire district commissioners need to talk to a good lawyer, who can research case law, state law and maybe even the common law. It also might be a good idea to talk to the district"s insurance company.
If the "gentleman" was hit by a FIRE TRUCK, I think the fire district might have liability. If both combatants were firemen who were arguing about the call they had just been on, the fire district would probably have some liability.
But in my non-lawyer opinion, if the guy hit someone with his own truck, off fire department property, and the disagreement did not involve anything about the fire department, it seems pretty unreasonable to expect the fire department to have any liability.
Was law enforcement called? If so, how did they sort out the problem? Was somebody drunk? Was the truck driver assaulted by the guy who ended up injured when the truck driver was trying to get away to avoid being further assaulted? Might this all be decided in criminal court?
Most small volunteer fire departments have almost no budget, but I would strongly suggest spending a bit of money for the services of a real good attorney, not just one of the commissioner"s brother in law who happens to have gone to law school. Some lawyers are LOTS better than some others...Good luck!
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