Lassiter v. Warinner

In this negligence action brought to recover damages for personal injuries, we consider whether the trial court erred in ruling that the rescue doctrine did not apply under the circumstances of this case.

Appellant Melvin V. Lassiter, III, filed this action against appellee David Warinner asserting that, while the plaintiff was attempting voluntarily to rescue the defendant from a position of peril, defendant negligently operated his automobile causing it to strike and injure the plaintiff. A jury found in favor of defendant and we awarded plaintiff this appeal from the January 1985 order…