Black Industries, Inc. v. Emco Helicopters, Inc.

Black Industries, Inc., brought this action against Emco Helicopters, Inc., to recover damages for the destruction of its. helicopter. The complaint alleges that Emco's negligence in starting a forest fire was the proximate'cause of the crash of the helicopter, which had been hired by the State to fight the fire from the air. Emco answered, denying that it had been negligent or had started the fire, and affirmatively alleged that Black Industries' damages were caused either by its own negligence or by an intervening cause, and that recovery was barred by the professional rescuer rule. The…