Kilpatrick v. Sklar

BASKIN, Judge.

After entering appellees’ yard to determine why a burglar alarm was sounding, police officer John Kilpatrick was chased by four Great Danes. Fleeing from the dogs, Kilpatrick tried to vault over a wrought-iron fence, became impaled on a spike, and sustained injuries to his calf. He sued appellees for damages, predicating their liability on section 767.01, Florida Statutes (1981),1 and common law. Appel-lee Alfred Sklar moved for summary judgment on the ground that the fireman’s rule, which absolves a property owner of liability for injuries incurred by a police officer or…