Legal Opinion
Babcock v. Mason County Fire District No. 6
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 4, 2000No. 24102-1-IIPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, J.
James and Kiyoko Babcock appeal the trial court’s summary judgment dismissal of their lawsuit against Mason County Fire District No. 6, in which they alleged negligence in: fire fighting strategy, prohibiting their entry into burning structures to remove personal property, allocating fire fighting resources, and hiring of fire fighting personnel. Holding that the Babcocks failed to demonstrate that the District owed them a special duty different from the District’s public duty, we affirm.
FACTS
Around 4:00 P.M. on August 3, 1995, James and Kiyoko Babcock left their home in Union, Washington, to…
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