Legal Opinion

Romney v. Lynch

Utah Supreme Court

Decided July 22, 1921No. 3621PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Second District, Davis County ; A. E. Pratt, Judge. Action by'George Romney, Jr., against James A. Lynch, doing business as the Lynch Construction Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtCorfman, C. J.

Plaintiff brought suit against the defendant fox damages, alleged to have been sustained by him by reason of an accident caused by a defective county road or highway in Davis county.

In substance it is alleged by the complaint that on April 3, 1919, defendant entered into a contract with the State Road Commission for the construction of a hard-surface roadbed over and along a state road, commonly known as the Clear-field-Sunset Highway, being a part of the only continuous trade route between Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah; that on August 17, 1919, defendant’s operations upon said state…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Metcalf v. MellenUtah Supreme Court · 1920

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ulmen v. SchwiegerMontana Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Hendrickson v. BrooksNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1936
  3. Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. v. Cudahy Packing Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Nester v. United Foundation Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1951
  5. White v. White Consolidated, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1946

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