FOSTER v. SALT LAKE COUNTY

No. 19051.

712 P.2d 224 (1985)

Mrs. Herman FOSTER and John Ewing, natural parents of Jeffrey Adrian Ewing, aka Jeffrey Ewing Foster, deceased, a minor, and David Mac Kelly, Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. SALT LAKE COUNTY, a body corporate and politic of the State of Utah, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted L. Cannon, Ralph D. Crockett, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

Carman E. Kipp, Stephen F. Hutchinson, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs and respondents.


HOWE, Justice:

Defendant, Salt Lake County, appeals from a judgment for $15,000 rendered against it as self-insurer of its motor vehicles. The trial court also ordered the County to pay the costs of defense incurred by the driver of the vehicle who was operating it with the permission of the County. The plaintiffs cross-appeal contending that the court erred in limiting the County's liability to $15,000.

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