Waggoner v. Troutman Oil Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Tom Glaze, Justice.
This case raises the issue concerning whether this court should adopt the Fireman’s Rule. Ben Wag-goner, a volunteer fireman for the Mt. Vernon Fire Department, was working at his business on the day Billy Sublett drove his pickup truck into an above-ground kerosene storage tank owned by Jim Reese. Reese was operating a business called J & S Quick Stop and the storage tank was part of that business. Waggoner was only about 200 feet from the truck at the time of the collision. He saw steam or smoke coming from the truck, so he ran to the site to clear the area of children.…
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