Legal Opinion

Despain v. Despain

Utah Supreme Court

Decided May 1, 1984No. 18402PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTOFFERSEN, District Judge:

Plaintiff appeals the district court's order dismissing her complaint with prejudice pursuant to the doctrine of res judicata. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

We assume the plaintiff’s allegations to be true in reviewing the dismissal of the complaint and liberally construe all reasonable inferences arising therefrom in determining whether a claim for relief has been stated. Heathman v. Hatch, 13 Utah 2d 266, 372 P.2d 990 (1962); St. Pierre v. Edmonds, Utah, 645 P.2d 615 (1982).

The complaint is a lengthy one and contains eight separate claims…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. St. Pierre v. EdmondsUtah Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Heathman v. HatchUtah Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Despain v. DespainUtah Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Boyce v. BoyceUtah Supreme Court · 1980
  5. McBride v. JonesUtah Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Nelson v. JacobsenUtah Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Carmona v. Travelers Casualty Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2018
  3. Despain v. DespainCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1993

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