Legal Opinion
City of South Bend v. Estate of Rozwarski
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 1980No. 3-877A210PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRARD, Presiding Judge.
Eugene Rozwarski, a member of the Fire Department of the City of South Bend, was riding on a platform on the back of a fire truck on an emergency run when the truck collided with a motor vehicle. As a result of the collision, Rozwarski was thrown from the truck to his death.
The fire truck on which Rozwarski was riding was a 1955 Mack. It had a red dome light on top of the cab, a rotating white light on the front grill and a siren. It was not equipped with two alternating flashing red lights located at the same level as required by IC 9-8-6-20. Four firemen were…
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