Jacobs v. Laurel Volunteer Fire Department

¶1 Plaintiffs Denise Jacobs and Lenna Coates filed separate complaints against the Defendant Laurel Volunteer Fire Department in which they claimed the Defendant’s negligence was a contributing cause of an automobile collision in which they alleged that they were injured. These two cases were consolidated for trial. At the close of the Plaintiffs’ case, the fire department moved the court to dismiss as a matter of law, pursuant to Rule 50, M.R.Civ.P. The motion was granted. Plaintiffs appeal from the District Court’s order and judgment. We affirm the judgment of the District Court.

¶2 The…