Legal Opinion

Sweet v. Salt Lake City

Utah Supreme Court

Decided July 30, 1913No. 2450PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Third District; Hon. George G. Armstrong, Judge. Action for personal injuries by E. A. Sweet against Salt Lake City. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtDeice, J.

This is an action to recover damages for injuries sustained by the occupants of respondent’s automobile and to said automobile by driving the same into an exposed and uncovered conduit or ditch in one of the streets of Salt Lake City, which ditch, it is alleged, was negligently left unprotected and unguarded by said city, appellant herein. We shall state the facts deemed necessary in connection- with the particular point decided.

Appellant’s counsel contend that the court erred in overruling their general demurrer to the complaint. The question with regard to the demurrer arises as follows:

We…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Born v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Forsyth v. . City of OswegoNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
  3. Fritz v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Herndon v. Salt Lake CityUtah Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Tattan v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1901

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Hall v. Utah State Department of CorrectionsUtah Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Bowen v. Riverton CityUtah Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Wheeler v. McPhersonUtah Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Hurley v. Town of BinghamUtah Supreme Court · 1924
  5. Olson v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1967

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