Legal Opinion

Osuala v. Olsen

Utah Supreme Court

Decided March 24, 1980No. 16492PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILKINS, Justice:

Plaintiff commenced a personal injury action- against defendants in the District Court of Weber County, State of Utah, sitting without a jury. The Court found negligence against both Plaintiff Oscar Osuala and Defendant Clark Olsen (hereafter “Defendant” unless otherwise indicated), driver of a truck owned by his employer, Defendant Olsen Construction Company and apportioned the negligence as follows: seventy-five percent attributable to plaintiff and twenty-five percent to defendant, thereby barring recovery by plaintiff.

Plaintiff seeks reversal of the Court’s findings, as…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Maltby v. Cox Const. Co., Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Jensen v. EddyUtah Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Nelson v. NewmanUtah Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Town & Country Disposal, Inc. v. MartinUtah Supreme Court · 1977

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Harris v. Shopko Stores, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 2013
  2. Harris v. ShopKoUtah Supreme Court · 2013

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