Thurston v. Box Elder County

STEWART, Associate Chief Justice:

This case was previously before the Court in Thurston v. Box Elder County, 835 P.2d 165 (Utah 1992) (“Thurston I ”). There, we reversed a summary judgment in favor of defendant Box Elder County and remanded to the trial court to determine whether the County violated § 17-33-5(3)(n) (currently codified at § 17-33-5(3)(b)(xv)) of the County Personnel Management Act, Utah Code Ann. §§ 17-33-1 to -15 (1987) (the “Act”), when making its decision to terminate plaintiff Archie W. Thurston’s employment. On remand, the trial court ruled that the Act governed the…