Acor v. Salt Lake City School District

Justice LEE,

opinion of the Court:

T1 This is an interlocutory appeal from a decision granting the Salt Lake City School District's motion for summary judgment on Plaintiff-Appellant Shelly Acor's claim for reimbursement of attorney fees and costs under Utah Code section 52-6-201 (the "Reimbursement Statute"). Acor argues that she is entitled to reimbursement of fees and costs incurred in her successful defense of criminal charges of sexual abuse of a former student. Although Acor was acquitted on all charges, the School District challenges her right to reimbursement based on evidence…