Legal Opinion
Babes Showclub, Jaba, Inc. v. Lair
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 2009No. 49S05-0905-CV-214PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49405-0805 CV-262
BOEHM, Justice.
In this case a police officer responded to a complaint of an unruly patron at a nightclub and was assaulted by the patron. The officer sued the club for negligence in failing to maintain adequate security. We hold that the "fireman's rule" bars recovery by a professional emergency responder for the negligence that created the situation requiring the response.
Facts and Procedural History
On November 30, 2005, Patrick Lair, an Indianapolis police officer, responded to a report of an unruly customer at…
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- Pottebaum v. HindsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
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