Legal Opinion
Cope v. Utah Valley State College
Utah Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 2014No. 20130016PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice DURHAM,
opinion of the Court:
INTRODUCTION
1 1 Shawnna Cope was injured while practicing with the Utah Valley State College (UVSC) ballroom dance team, and sued the state-owned college. 1 The district court dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that the public duty doctrine dictated that UVSC owed no duty of care to Ms. Cope. The court of appeals subsequently held that the public duty doctrine did not apply to Ms. Cope's lawsuit and reversed the trial court. We granted certiorari.
T2 Having requested additional briefing from the parties, we take this opportunity to clarify the public duty…
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