Legal Opinion

Backman v. Salt Lake County

Utah Supreme Court

Decided November 2, 1962No. 9697PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HENRIOD, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment declaring the Civic Auditorium and Sports Arena Act of 1961 1 unconstitutional in an action instituted under the Declaratory Judgments Act. 2 Affirmed. No costs awarded.

At the outset it seems that this case is r ¿solvable on hut one procedural point: That the county did not follow the interdiction of the act with respect to initiating the election at the time and in the manner called for under the act. However, we feel constrained to discuss the points raised, with cautionary observations anent employment of the Declaratory Judgments Act in the future.

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Lehi City v. Meiling, City RecorderUtah Supreme Court · 1935
  2. LYON v. BatemanUtah Supreme Court · 1951
  3. City of Pasadena v. ChamberlainCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
  4. Wrathall v. JohnsonUtah Supreme Court · 1935
  5. Kent Club v. TorontoUtah Supreme Court · 1957

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Municipal Building Authority v. LowderUtah Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Merhish v. H. A. Folsom & AssociatesUtah Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Carter v. Beaver County Service Area No. OneUtah Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Intermediate School District No. 105 v. Yakima CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Concerned Parents of Stepchildren v. MitchellUtah Supreme Court · 1982

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