State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Clyde

ZIMMERMAN, Chief Justice:

John and Dawnette Clyde (the “Clydes”) appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”). The district court concluded that the Clydes are not entitled to maintain an action under section 78-11-6 of the Utah Code for the wrongful death of their unborn grandchild. We affirm.

The relevant facts are not disputed. On July 22, 1993, the Clydes’ minor daughter Amber was killed in a car accident when an oncoming vehicle driven by Viola May Barker veered from its lane and collided head-on with…