Ortega v. Meadow Valley Construction

ON CERTIORARI TO THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS

HOWE, Chief Justice:

¶ 1 We granted certiorari to review two decisions of the court of appeals: an unpublished decision in Ortega v. Meadow Valley Construction, No. 971405-CA, slip op. (Utah Ct.App. Sept. 11,1998), and a published decision in Burgess v. Siaperas Sand & Gravel, 965 P.2d 583 (Utah Ct.App.1998). Both cases present the same legal issue, but because each case arose from different facts, we will briefly summarize the facts separately and refer the reader to the decisions in the court of appeals for a more complete statement of the facts.

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