Litster v. Utah Valley Community College

OPINION

BILLINGS, Presiding Judge:

Plaintiff Clifford Litster appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of defendant Utah Valley Community College (UVCC) on the basis that he failed to comply with the notice provisions of the Utah Governmental Immunity Act (the Act). We affirm.

FACTS

Litster was a student enrolled in the lineman program at UVCC, a governmental entity.1 On December 11, 1990, while practicing power line construction and maintenance techniques in his lineman class, Litster scaled a damaged power pole and fell, sustaining severe injuries.

On October 24, 1991, Litster filed a…