Legal Opinion

Davis v. Provo City Corp.

Utah Supreme Court

Decided December 31, 1953No. 7905PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McDonough, Justice.

This case is presented to us on appeal from a lower court’s judgment dismissing the action on the pleadings as to respondents Provo City Corporation and Brigham Young University.

Plaintiff is a child eleven years old, who was injured while coasting on a roadway on property owned by the Brigham Young University. Provo City had designated the area as a coasting area, published notice of this designation in the local paper, and had *246erected saw horse barriers across the bottom of the sloping roadway. Plaintiff, allegedly unable to stop at the barrier because of the momentum…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Hoffman v. City of BristolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
  2. Hoggard v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
  3. Brown v. Salt Lake CityUtah Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Melker v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
  5. Harper v. City of TopekaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Standiford v. Salt Lake City Corp.Utah Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Gallegos Ex Rel. Gallegos v. Midvale CityUtah Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Johnson Ex Rel. Johnson v. Salt Lake City Corp.Utah Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Salt Lake City v. Salt Lake CountyUtah Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Ramirez v. Ogden CityUtah Supreme Court · 1955

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