Legal Opinion
Jackett v. Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided March 17, 1989No. 880040-CAPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BILLINGS, Judge:
The trial court granted respondent Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (“L.A. Water”) motion to dismiss appellant Arthur Jackett’s (“Jackett”) complaint. Jackett appeals from this decision, claiming the trial court abused its discretion in applying, as a matter of comity, the two-year statute of limitations found in California’s governmental immunity statute. We affirm.
FACTS
On April 25, 1985, Jackett was injured when the helicopter in which he was riding made an emergency landing near Cedar City, Utah. The helicopter was owned and operated by L.A. Water, a…
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