California Court of Appeal

In an injury and tort action alleging, among other causes of action, wrongful death, summary judgement in favor of defendant is affirmed because, when in conflict, Government Code section 850.4 immunity prevails over the Vehicle Code section 17001 exception where death or injury results from a firefighter's allegedly negligent operation of a motor vehicle at the scene of a fire while attempting to rescue persons from the fire and to extinguish the fire.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/20/2011
• Published 04/20/2011

Judges

• IRION

Court

• California Court of Appeal

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