PEARCE v. WISTISEN

No. 18376.

701 P.2d 489 (1985)

Wayne PEARCE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Martin J. WISTISEN, Richard Oveson, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jackkson Howard, D. David Lambert, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

Darwin C. Hansen, Bountiful, for defendants and respondents.


HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered on a verdict of "no cause of action" in a wrongful death action which he brought against the defendants on behalf of the heirs of his son, Evan Pearce, deceased, pursuant to U.C.A., 1953, § 78-11-7.

On the morning of June 1, 1979, Evan Pearce, age 18, and Kevin Wistisen, age 17, returned to their homes in Provo from a high school graduation party in a nearby canyon. On their way home they made plans...

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