Legal Opinion

DCR INC. v. Peak Alarm Co.

Utah Supreme Court

Decided March 29, 1983No. 17647PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*434HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff, the owner of a clothing store, appeals a summary judgment limiting the liability of defendant burglar alarm company to $50 in an action based on theories of negligence, product liability and breach of contract. Plaintiff has alleged the following facts.

In September of 1976, the parties executed a contract providing for installation and maintenance by defendant of a burglar alarm system in plaintiff’s clothing store. The contract contained a clause fixing liquidated damages at $50 in the event of any breach by defendant and stating that defendant was “not an…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co.California Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Hamil v. BashlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Flint & Walling Manufacturing Co. v. BeckettIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Nixdorf v. HickenUtah Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Ajax Hardware Manufacturing Corporation v. Industrial Plants CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Berry by and Through Berry v. Beech AircraftUtah Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Williams v. MelbyUtah Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Beach v. University of UtahUtah Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Ward v. Intermountain Farmers Ass'nUtah Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Barson v. E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1984

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