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Mullin v. Municipal City of South Bend
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The City of South Bend (Defendant) had a policy limiting the circumstances when an ambulance would be sent to a fire but required ambulances at fires where the building was thought to be occupied. A fire was reported to an emergency dispatcher at Jerri Mullin’s (Plaintiff) home at 5:27 a.m., with a warning that someone was likely inside the home. The fire trucks were dispatched first and then called an ambulance, which arrived at 5:44 a.m. The Plaintiff’s son died, and her daughter was injured. The Plaintiff sued the Defendant for negligence, arguing that the Defendant was not immune from the lawsuit and that it had a duty to send an ambulance to her home as soon as they knew or reasonably knew that her house was on fire, and someone was home. The defendant moved for summary judgment.
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