Case Name: William Henry GATH and Helen Gath, as personal representatives of the estate of William Gregory Gath, a minor, deceased, Appellants, v. ST. LUCIE COUNTY-FORT PIERCE FIRE DISTRICT; Howard Johnson, Inc., a corporation; Howard Johnson Management, Inc., a corporation; Eagerton Plumbing Co., Inc., a Florida corporation; and Guardian Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1994-07-27
Citations: 640 So. 2d 138
Docket Number: No. 92-1931
Parties: William Henry GATH and Helen Gath, as personal representatives of the estate of William Gregory Gath, a minor, deceased, Appellants, v. ST. LUCIE COUNTY-FORT PIERCE FIRE DISTRICT; Howard Johnson, Inc., a corporation; Howard Johnson Management, Inc., a corporation; Eagerton Plumbing Co., Inc., a Florida corporation; and Guardian Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellees.
Judges: GUNTHER, J., concurs.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 640
Pages: 138–142

Head Matter:
William Henry GATH and Helen Gath, as personal representatives of the estate of William Gregory Gath, a minor, deceased, Appellants, v. ST. LUCIE COUNTY-FORT PIERCE FIRE DISTRICT; Howard Johnson, Inc., a corporation; Howard Johnson Management, Inc., a corporation; Eagerton Plumbing Co., Inc., a Florida corporation; and Guardian Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellees.
No. 92-1931.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 27, 1994.
Law Offices of Sheldon J. Sehlesinger, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Joel S. Perwin of Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A., Miami, for appellants.
William D. Ricker, Jr. of Fleming, O’Bryan & Fleming, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appel-lee-Eagerton Plumbing Co., Inc.
Joseph H. Lowe of Marlow, Connell, Valer-ius, Abrams, Lowe & Adler, Miami, for ap-pellees-Howard Johnson Co., Inc., a corp., and Howard Johnson Management, Inc., a corp.
Elizabeth Bohn of Jorden, Burt, Berenson & Klingensmith, Miami, for appellee-Guard-ian Systems, Inc.
No appearance for appellee-St. Lucie County-Fort Pierce Fire Dist.

Opinion:
MAY, MELANIE G., Associate Judge.
Reminiscent of a first year law school torts exam, this case presents the proverbial issues of duty and proximate cause. In its simplest terms, the issue is whether the negligent initiation of a false alarm can render a party liable for accidents involving emergency vehicles responding to the alarm. We agree with the trial court's decision in this case that the law does not support the extension of liability to the facts of this ease. See Department of Transp. v. Anglin, 502 So.2d 896 (Fla.1987); and Ford v. Peaches Entertainment Corp., 83 N.C.App. 155, 349 S.E.2d 82 (1986), review denied, 318 N.C. 694, 351 S.E.2d 746 (1987).
We, therefore, affirm the summary judgment in favor of the defendants.
GUNTHER, J., concurs.
ANSTEAD, J., concurs specially with opinion.