Dwiggins v. Morgan Jewelers

DURHAM, Justice:

Plaintiff Sylvia Dwiggins appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Morgan Jewelers. Dwiggins argues that the lower court erred in determining that Morgan Jewelers did not breach a duty of care or proximately cause Dwiggins’ injuries as a matter of law. We affirm. The facts as alleged are insufficient to give rise to a duty on the part of Morgan Jewelers.

Dwiggins was shopping in the Morgan Jewelers store located in a strip mall at 2774 West 3500 South in West Valley City when it was robbed on December 10, 1986. During the course of the robbery,…