Utah Technology Finance Corp. v. Wilkinson

HOWE, Justice:

The Attorney General and the State Treasurer, and Utah Technology Finance Corporation filed suits against each other in district court to determine the constitutionality of the Utah Technology and Innovation Act (the Act) U.C.A., 1953, §§ 63-60-1, et seq. The district court consolidated the cases and, on cross-motions for summary judgment, held that the Act did not violate article VI, section 29 of the Utah Constitution and that Utah Technology Finance Corp. (UTFC), created by the Act, was not prohibited from hiring private counsel.1 The Attorney General brings this appeal.

The…