Legal Opinion

Batty v. Mitchell

Utah Supreme Court

Decided February 14, 1978No. 15194PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAUGHAN, Justice:

This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court wherein a jury found defendant comparatively negligent in causing a collision between him and the plaintiff and awarding money damages to plaintiff. We affirm. Costs to plaintiff. Statutory references are to U.C.A.1953, unless otherwise noted. Defendant contends:(1) The district court failed to properly instruct the jury as to plaintiff’s duty of care, (2) plaintiff was at least as negligent as defendant as a matter of law, (3) the jury’s award of damages cannot be sustained by the evidence and, (4) the district court…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Paul v. KirkendallUtah Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Weber Basin Water Conservancy District v. SkeenUtah Supreme Court · 1958
  3. State Ex Rel. Perry v. SawyerOregon Supreme Court · 1972

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Crookston v. Fire Insurance ExchangeUtah Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Bennion v. LeGrand Johnson Construction Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Andreason v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Utah · 1993
  4. Christenson v. JewkesUtah Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Bearden v. Wardley Corp.Court of Appeals of Utah · 2003

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