Legal Opinion
Keegan v. State
Utah Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 1995No. 930302, 930346PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSON, Justice:
Cynthia L. Keegan appeals the trial court’s order reducing her damages in a wrongful death action from $500,000 to $250,000 pursuant to the damage cap provision of the Utah Governmental Immunity Act, Utah Code Ann. § 63-30-34. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and the State of Utah (the State) cross-appeal the trial court’s dismissal of their motion for summary judgment. We reverse and remand on the cross-appeal.
FACTS
This action arises out of a single vehicle accident which occurred on Interstate 80 in Parley’s Canyon on January 9, 1990, at approximately 7:30 a.m.…
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