Perrine v. Kennecott Mining Corp.

RUSSON, Justice:

David Perrine, individually and as guardian ad litem for his four-year-old son Ryan, and Kimberly Perrine, Ryan’s mother, appeal from the Third District Court’s grant of defendants’ motions for summary judgment. The trial court granted the motions, holding that the Perrines’ claims were barred under Utah’s Limitation of Landowner Liability Act. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

Kennecott Mining Corporation (Kennecott) owns thirty acres of land which is central to the present controversy. In 1975, Kennecott leased this property to the Community Re creation…