Reeves v. City of Easley

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Bonham.

The cause of action upon which plaintiff relies is thus condensed from the complaint: The defendant is a municipal corporation. It maintains a volunteer fire department, of which it has exclusive control. It also maintains a police department for protection of the city and maintenance of law and order. Plaintiff was a member of the volunteer fire department; it was his duty as such fireman to respond to alarms, board the fire trucks and fight fires; that on April 7, 1930, he and his company responded to an alarm of fire, and on the…