City of Hattiesburg v. Geigor
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Forest county. Hon. Paul B. Johnson, Judge. Suit by L. B. Geigor against the City of Hattiesburg. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Forest county. Hon. Paul B. Johnson, Judge. Suit by L. B. Geigor against the City of Hattiesburg. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The decisions of the reported case are in harmony with the well-settled rule that a municipal corporation, in the absence of statutory provisions to the contrary, is not liable in' damages to the one injured by the negligent acts of firemen engaged in the line of their duty, although they are appointed, employed, and paid by the municipality. California —…
1Opinion of the CourtSykes, J.
The appellee, L. B. G-eigor, plaintiff in the circuit court, recovered judgment against the city of Hattiesburg for damages for personal injuries sustained by appellee alleged in the declaration to have been caused by the negligence of the city, from which .judgment this appeal is prosecuted.
The city of Hattiesburg maintains and operates a fire department within its limits. It has in its employ *684a chief of this department, who has supervision and control of the members of the crew employed therein. There are maintained three separate fire stations by the city, and the appellee was a captain of…
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