Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Arbogast Family Trust v. River Crossings, LLC

Utah Supreme Court

Decided May 14, 2010No. 20080699Published

1ConcurrenceDurrant, Associate Chief Justice

T 46 I concur fully in the majority's conclusion, but write separately because I would support incorporating the requirements for notice set forth in Utah Standard of Profes-stonalism and Civility 14-801(16) ("Standard 16") into the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. I agree with the majority's conclusion that the plain language of Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 5(a)(2)(B) does not require notice prior to entry of a default judgment if the party in default has failed to formally appear. As the majority's opinion makes clear, however, requiring formal appearance creates an incongruity between this…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Mason v. MasonUtah Supreme Court · 1979
  2. McKean v. Mountain View Memorial Estates, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1966

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