Estate of Soupene Ex Rel. Soupene v. Lignitz

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Larson, J.:

While responding to a fire call, Riley County volunteer firefighter Gaiy Soupene was killed when his vehicle collided with that of another volunteer firefighter, Robert Lignitz. Soupene’s estate and heirs brought a damage action against Lignitz. The trial court granted Lignitz’ motion for summary judgment because both Soupene and Lignitz were covered by the Kansas Workers Compensation Act (Act) at the time the accident occurred and suits between co-employees are prohibited by K.S.A. 44-501(b). We have jurisdiction of the Soupenes’ appeal…