Lane v. Messer

HOWE, Justice.

Plaintiff Frank F. Lane, having complied with Rule 54(b) of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, appeals from a summary judgment of the district court which dismissed his complaint for personal injuries as against defendant Honeywell, Inc. The issue presented is whether the evidence before the district court raised a genuine issue as to any material fact which would preclude the entry of summary judgment. Utah R.Civ.P. 56(c).

On July 24, 1981, a little after midnight, Lane was driving a tractor-trailer rig south on Interstate Highway 15 in Salt Lake County when his brake system…