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Standard for Liability of Members of Volunteer Fire Company

In affirming the denial of plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, the Second Department explained the standard for finding liability on the part of members of volunteer fire companies:

Members of volunteer fire companies may not be held liable for acts done in the performance of their duties in the absence of “willful negligence or malfeasance” (General Municipal Law § 205-b;…. Here, the plaintiff failed to establish, prima facie, that the manner in which [defendant]. operated the vehicle at the time of the accident constituted willful negligence or malfeasance….  Schleger v Jurcsak, 2013 NY Slip Op 05056, 2nd Dept 7-3-13

 

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