State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Hill

SALMON, Judge.

In this appeal we are asked to decide whether the fireman’s rule is applicable when police officers sue a defendant who intentionally harms them. Other related issues are presented, viz, whether contributory negligence or assumption of risk are valid defenses to a personal injury claim arising out of intentional torts. In addition, we are called upon to interpret section 19-513(e) of the Insurance article of the Maryland Code (1997). The statutory construction issue is: When a plaintiff receives a civil judgment and a workers’ compensation award arising out of the same incident,…