Stott v. Wayne County

In these consolidated appeals, plaintiffs appeal as of right from orders granting summary disposition to defendants. The circuit court ruled that both cases were barred by the fireman’s rule. We affirm.

Patrick Stott and William Dickerson were deputy sheriffs assigned to guard prisoners at the old Wayne County Jail. In 1991, an inmate smuggled a loaded gun into the jail through an open window. The inmate used the gun to take Stott hostage and to shoot and kill Dickerson. Stott succeeded in disarming the inmate and locking down the cellblock. In an action against Wayne County, Sheriff Robert…