JOHNSON v. SALT LAKE COUNTY COTTONWOOD SAN. DIST.

No. 11077.

438 P.2d 706 (1968)

20 Utah 2d 389

H. Grant JOHNSON and Helen Johnson, his wife, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. SALT LAKE COUNTY COTTONWOOD SANITARY DISTRICT, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 15, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwight L. King, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Skeen, Worsley, Snow & Christensen, H. James Clegg, Salt Lake City, for defendant and respondent.


HENRIOD, Justice.

Appeal from the dismissal of an action alleging breach of contract by defendant in negligently allowing sewage to back up into plaintiff user's basement. Affirmed with no costs awarded.

The District was organized under Title 17-6-1, Utah Code Annotated 1953.

Plaintiffs urge that the District did not enjoy sovereign immunity from suit, and is liable for breach of its contract because of negligent...

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