Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Nikols v. GOODMAN & CHESNOFF

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided March 19, 2009No. 20080503-CAPublished

1ConcurrenceMeHUGH, Judge

T17 Although I am troubled by the trial court's restrictions on Son's invocation of the Fifth Amendment, I do not believe we need to reach that issue. See generally Citizens for Responsible Transp. v. Draper City, 2008 UT 43, ¶ 15, 190 P.3d 1245 (holding that an appellate court should "avoid addressing constitutional issues unless required to do so" (internal quotation marks omitted)).

*300T18 Plaintiff admitted in the trial court and on appeal that he placed the Properties in Son's name for the express purpose of avoiding his creditors. Where that fact is not in dispute, I believe this court may…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ockey v. LehmerUtah Supreme Court · 2008
  2. State v. RobisonUtah Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Jacobson v. JacobsonUtah Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Horton v. HortonUtah Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Gardner v. GardnerUtah Supreme Court · 1988

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