Anderson v. City of Massillon

*381O’Donnell, J.

{¶ 1} The city of Massillon and firefighters Susan Toles and Richard Annen appeal from a judgment of the Fifth District Court of Appeals that reversed a trial court decision entering summary judgment in their favor. Cynthia Anderson filed a wrongful-death action against the city and the firefighters arising out of the deaths of Ronald E. Anderson, her husband, and Javarre J. Tate, her grandson, who died when a Massillon fire engine operated by Toles and commanded by Annen collided with her husband’s vehicle.

{¶ 2} Relevant to this appeal are two statutes, one relating to a defense…