Nixon v. Salt Lake City Corp.

ZIMMERMAN, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff Don Nixon appeals from a post-verdict judgment of the Third District Court denying him any recovery in his personal-injury action brought against Salt Lake City Corporation (“SLC”). At the conclusion of the trial, the jury apportioned the relative fault for Nixon’s injuries as follows: Nixon, 42%; defendant SLC, 29%; and Calhoun Maintenance of Utah, Inc. (“Calhoun”), Nixon’s employer, 29%. Nixon’s employer was on the special verdict form only for the purpose of apportioning fault for the injury, as it was immune from suit under section 35-1-60 of the Utah…