Legal Opinion
Apffel v. Huddleston
District Court, D. Utah
Decided May 27, 1999No. 2:98-cr-00496PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
SAM, Chief Judge.
BACKGROUND
This action arises out of the death of an 18 year-old Dixie College freshman, Jason Apffel, on September 24, 1996. Apffel was from California and was a new student at Dixie College when he attended a party for incoming freshman called the “Sandblast”. The activity was held near the South entrance to Snow Canyon State Park. While attending the party he climbed the sandstone cliffs which are near the area and fell to his death. Plaintiffs allege defendants had personal knowledge of the extreme danger posed by climbing the sandstone cliffs and hence…
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