Legal Opinion

Hawkes v. State

Utah Supreme Court

Decided March 19, 1973No. 13017Published

1Opinion of the Court

TUCKETT, Justice:

The plaintiffs filed these proceedings in the court below to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by them in an automobile collision. At the conclusion of the trial the jury returned a verdict of no cause of action against the plaintiffs, and the court entered a judgment on the verdict. Plaintiffs have brought the case here seeking a reversal.

The plaintiffs are here contending that the trial court erred in submitting the question of liability to the jury and that they were entitled to a ruling that the defendants were guilty of negligence as a matter of law and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Taylor v. JohnsonUtah Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Newton v. State Road CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Carr v. Bradshaw Chevrolet Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1970

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