Lopez v. Union Pacific Railroad

HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiff Esteban G. Lopez appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing his personal injury action against defendant Union Pacific Railroad Co. on the ground that Utah Code Ann. § 56-1-18.5 (1994) bars his action.

“Before we recite the facts, we note that in reviewing a grant of summary judgment, we view the facts and all reasonable inferences drawn therefrom in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.” Higgins v. Salt Lake County, 855 P.2d 231, 233 (Utah 1993). ‘We state the facts in this case accordingly.” Id.

FACTS

Lopez was an SOS Temporary…