Grappendorf v. Pleasant Grove City

PARRISH, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

11 This case requires us to construe the natural condition exception to the State of Utah's waiver of governmental immunity. Utah Code Ann. § 63-30-10(11) (1997). The Grappendorfs brought this action against Pleasant Grove City after their young son was killed by a moveable pitching mound that was projected through the air by a violent gust of wind. The district court granted summary judgment to Pleasant Grove, holding that the City was immune from suit because the tragic occurrence was the result of a natural condition on public land. We reverse the summary…