Alex v. Wildfong

On the way to a house fire, a volunteer firefighter driving his own vehicle collided with a car driven by the plaintiffs decedent. The ensuing litigation presents an issue regarding which of two statutes should be used to gauge the defendants’ potential liability. The circuit court entered judgment for the defendants, but the Court of Appeals reversed. We reinstate the judgment of the circuit court.

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Richard C. Wildfong, Jr., was a volunteer firefighter for the Fruitport Township Fire Department in Muskegon County.1 He traveled to fires and other emergencies in his own pickup truck, on which…