Legal Opinion

Glover Ex Rel. Dyson v. Boy Scouts of America

Utah Supreme Court

Decided September 13, 1996No. 950207PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZIMMERMAN, Chief Justice:

Justin Glover, by and through his mother and guardian ad litem, Maiy Dyson, appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his negligence claim after it granted summary judgment in favor of the Boy Scouts of America (“BSA”) and the Great Salt Lake Council, Inc. (“Council”). The trial court ruled that because the BSA and the Council had no right to control the work of Glover’s scoutmaster, and because the scoutmaster was not acting within the scope of his employment, the BSA and the Council could not be vicariously liable for the scoutmaster’s negligence which injured Glover.…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Higgins v. Salt Lake CountyUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Birkner v. Salt Lake CountyUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Ferree v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Harline v. BarkerUtah Supreme Court · 1996
  5. K & T, INC. v. KoroulisUtah Supreme Court · 1994

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