Utah Supreme Court

Kathy Lynn Higgins

May 14, 1993213 Utah Adv. Rep. 9

Summary

The court held that the defendants could owe a duty to protect Higgins and her daughter if reasonable professional evaluation should have revealed that Trujillo was likely to harm Shaundra, an identifiable potential victim. It nevertheless affirmed summary judgment because the Governmental Immunity Act barred claims arising from the battery committed by Trujillo, regardless of whether she was a government employee.