Frank v. State

HALL, Justice:

Plaintiff appeals the summary judgment granted in favor of defendants Jed Erickson and the State of Utah on the basis of sovereign immunity.

We glean the facts of this matter from the complaint and the responses to interrogatories on file. 1 Jack Mayo Alger, plaintiff’s son, committed suicide on or about March 9, 1976. Mr. Alger had been a student at the University of Utah, during which time he had undergone treatment at the University of Utah Medical Center, a hospital and research facility owned and operated by the State of Utah. Treatment and care of Mr. Alger were under the…