CHARVOZ v. COTTRELL

No. 9334.

12 Utah 2d 25 (1961)

361 P.2d 516

MAURICE CHARLES CHARVOZ, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MAURICE BRUCE CHARVOZ, DECEASED, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLANT, v. WENDELL L. COTTRELL, DEFENDANT AND RESPONDENT.

Supreme Court of Utah.

May 5, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pugsley, Hayes, Rampton & Watkiss, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Lawrence L. Summerhays, Salt Lake City, for respondent.


CALLISTER, Justice.

Plaintiff, administrator of the estate of Maurice Bruce Charvoz, brought this action to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of decedent. The jury returned a verdict of no cause of action and the lower court denied plaintiff's motion for a new trial. Upon this appeal, plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in two particulars: (1) refusal to give to the jury a requested instruction that the defendant was negligent as a matter of...

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