MISKIN v. CARTER

No. 20587.

761 P.2d 1378 (1988)

Sandra MISKIN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Marianne CARTER, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 25, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Steven Sullivan, Robert J. DeBry, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

Roger Christensen, Roger Fairbanks, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellee.


ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Plaintiff Sandra Miskin appeals from a grant of partial summary judgment dismissing her claim for punitive damages. That claim was based on an accident arising from defendant Marianne Carter's operation of a motor vehicle while legally intoxicated. We affirm.

The record regarding Carter's conduct was fully developed below through discovery. We consider those facts in the light most favorable to Miskin. See, e.g., Webster v. Sill,

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