The Utah Supreme Court reversed the magistrate’s dismissal of rape and child sexual abuse charges, holding that the magistrate exceeded her discretion by disregarding the victim’s testimony.
Utah Supreme Court, 2015
Published opinions from 2015. The case name opens the case page.
2015 opinions
UtahMika Scott, Appellant v. Universal Sales, Inc., and John Does 1-10, Appellees
August 5, 2015356 P.3d 1172
The court overruled the prior particularized-threat rule and held that a custodian of a dangerous person owes a duty to exercise reasonable care to prevent that person from harming others, even without notice of a threat to a specific individual or group.
UtahJoseph Eldridge, Lindsey Eldridge, Harrison Companies, LLC, and Harrison Companies Property Management, LLC, Dba…
January 30, 20152015 Utah LEXIS 67
The Utah Supreme Court held that tortious interference with economic relations cannot be established solely by proof of an improper purpose; the plaintiff must prove interference by improper means.