Brown v. Acuity

¶ 1. In this case, we must decide whether a volunteer firefighter was entitled to governmental immunity when he ran a red light while responding to an emergency call. Marilyn M. Brown and Delores M. Schwartz were injured in an accident when Parnell E Burditt, a volunteer firefighter for the Okauchee Fire Department (OFD), struck their vehicle while going through a red light on his way to the fire station. Brown and Schwartz sued Burditt, the OFD, and their insurers for negligence. Both defendants claimed governmental immunity from the suit. Brown1 argues that immunity does not apply because…