Boardman v. Vin-Al Corp.

The plaintiff Russell Boardman, a New York City firefighter, was injured while attempting to open a hole in the roof of a burning building. After swinging his axe several times he hit a steel beam that caused him to fracture his wrist. The plaintiffs alleged, inter alia, that the defendants violated General Municipal Law § 205-a.

The court properly granted the defendants’ respective motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the plaintiffs’ personal injury suit was barred by the so-called "firefighter’s rule” (see, Zanghi v Niagara Frontier Transp. Commn., 85 NY2d…