Shipman v. Evans

NEHRING, Justice:

¶ 1 Plaintiffs Robert C. Shipman, Kathleen M. Rollman, and Dale Sweat appeal rulings of the trial court dismissing their challenge to the legality of actions contemplated by certain West Jordan officials and denying plaintiffs their attorney fees. We affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 This appeal is the byproduct of a contentious episode in the civic history of West Jordan City, Utah. The relevant facts span the political and judicial realms and do not lend themselves to summary recitation. The complexity of the events and elevated passions of the participants 1 have combined to…