Legal Opinion

Willis v. Warren Township Fire Department

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided November 19, 1996No. 49A04-9604-CV-141PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Plaintiffs-Appellants Katherine J. Willis and Harold Willis (the Willises) appeal the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee Warren Township Fire Department (the Fire Department).

We affirm.

ISSUE

The Willises raise two issues for our review, which we consolidate and restate as: whether the Fire Department owed a private duty to the Willises.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On May 22, 1992, at approximately 4:03 pm., the Fire Department firefighters responded to a reported gasoline fire in the garage of the Willises' home. Upon…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Cuffy v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Webb v. JarvisIndiana Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Mullin v. Municipal City of South BendIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
  4. City of Rome v. JordanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  5. Greathouse v. ArmstrongIndiana Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. Barnes v. AntichIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. Gates v. Town of Chandler, Water DepartmentIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  5. Barnes v. AntichIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998

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