Young v. Sherwin-Williams Co., Inc.

PERREN, Associate Judge:

Appellant Richard Young, a firefighter, was seriously injured while saving the life of appellee Brownie Sprouse by attempting to catch Sprouse as he fell fifty feet from a bridge. Young appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment for all appellees in Young’s personal injury action. Young’s arguments concern the “professional rescuer doctrine” this court adopted in Gillespie v. Washington, 395 A.2d 18 (D.C.1978). He contends, first, that because his rescue attempt was outside the scope of his normal duties, the professional rescuer doctrine should not…