LOVELAND v. OREM CITY CORP.

No. 19942.

746 P.2d 763 (1987)

James B. LOVELAND and Lynette Loveland, individually and as personal representatives of the Estate of Michael Loveland, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. OREM CITY CORP.; North Union Irrigation Co., a Utah corporation; and Brown Brothers, a partnership, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen L. Henriod, Richard K. Hincks, Douglas K. Pehrson, David L. Rasmussen, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Allan L. Larson, Salt Lake City, for Orem City Corp.

J. Anthony Eyre, Robert H. Rees, Salt Lake City, for North Union Irr. Co.

Roger H. Bullock, Salt Lake City, for Brown Bros.


HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiffs initiated this wrongful death action after Michael Loveland, their three-year-old son, drowned in an irrigation canal. Plaintiffs seek reversal of three district court orders granting defendants' motions for summary judgment. We affirm.

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We review the facts of this case in the light most favorable to plaintiffs.1 Defendant North Union Irrigation Company (North Union) was incorporated in...

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