Monahan v. Town of Methuen

The plaintiff Robert J. Monahan was a full-time fire fighter employed by the Methuen fire department. On March 26, 1986, he was on duty with his scheduled shift, which began at 5 p.m. and ended at 7 a.m. the following morning. At approximately 9:30 on the evening of March 26, Monahan and other fire fighters reported to a fire at a building in Methuen, which they fought until approximately 12:30 a.m. On his return to the station, he performed various fire fighter duties, such as reloading the fire trucks.

At approximately 3 a.m., Monahan, along with another fire fighter, climbed the hose drying…