Cavaness v. Cox

598 P.2d 349 (1979)

Tallie Lee CAVANESS, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

S. Tony COX, Director, Drivers License Division, Department of Public Safety, State of Utah, Defendant and Respondent.

No. 15801.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 9, 1979.

Mooney, Jorgensen & Nakamura, D. Sanford Jorgensen, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Bruce M. Hale, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant and respondent.

HALL, Justice:

The Department of Public Safety deprived plaintiff of his license to operate a motor vehicle because of his refusal to submit to a chemical test to…