Cornwall v. Larsen

HALL, Justice:

This case involves an action for personal injuries sustained by a minor as a result of *926a collision between the car in which he was riding and one driven by Owen Richard Andrus, a deputy sheriff. Delmar F. Larsen is the duly elected and qualified sheriff for whom Andrus serves as a deputy and Salt Lake County is the political entity they jointly serve. The other named defendants are not concerned with this appeal.

The collision occurred on August 12,1974, at a time when Andrus, in the course of his official duties, was responding to an emergency situation by traveling to the scene…