Legal Opinion
Baker v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 11, 1982No. Civ. 27414PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUFMAN, J.
Petitioners seek a writ of mandate to compel the respondent Orange County Superior Court to vacate its order denying their motion for summary judgment and to enter a new order granting the motion. The issue presented is whether the fireman’s rule applies to bar recovery of damages for injuries sustained by paid-call firefighters in the course of fighting a fire.
The facts are not in dispute. On August 4, 1976, pursuant to a burn permit from the Department of Forestry an agricultural burn was commenced at the Baker Ranch in Orange County. During the course of the burn the fire…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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