Canfield v. Layton City

DURHAM, Chief Justice:

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Machelle Canfield, appealed the district court’s rule 12(b)(1) dismissal of her wrongful termination action against defendant, Layton City, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court of appeals affirmed, noting that adherence to the notice of claim requirement of the Governmental Immunity Act of Utah (GIA), Utah Code Ann. §§ 63-30d-101 -802 (2004), is a prerequisite to a court’s assertion of subject matter jurisdiction. Canfield v. Layton City, 2004 UT App 228U, ¶ 2, 2004 WL 1534208. The court determined that Ms. Canfield’s complaint failed to…