Legal Opinion

Porter v. Farmington City Corp.

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided January 16, 2014No. 20120911-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum Decision

GREENWOOD, Senior Judge:

T1 Duane Porter appeals from the trial court's entry of sammary judgment against him and in favor of Farmington City Corporation and Farmington City Cemetery (collectively, the City). We affirm.

12 Porter was injured on May 23, 2009, when he fell into a concealed hole on the grounds of the City's cemetery. Porter was walking across the cemetery lawn to visit his deceased wife's grave when the ground below him gave way into a hole where the soil had washed away beneath the grass. Subsequent investigation revealed that the hole was created by water…

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  4. Fishbaugh v. Utah Power & LightUtah Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Canfield v. Albertsons, Inc.Court of Appeals of Utah · 1992

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