Espinoza v. Schulenburg

OPINION

SULT, Judge.

¶ 1 While' off-duty, Appellant Elizabeth Espinoza, a Phoenix firefighter and emergency medical technician, stopped to render assistance at the scene of an accident involving Appellees John and Debra Schulenburg and their daughter, Carrington. Espinoza was injured at the scene by another driver and later instituted this action, which included the Schulenburgs as defendants under the rescue doctrine. However, the trial court held that the fireman’s rule precluded Espinoza from attempting to impose liability on the Schulenburgs and dismissed them as defendants.

¶2 In this…