KIRK v. STATE

No. 890276-CA.

784 P.2d 1255 (1989)

George "Nick" KIRK, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE of Utah and its subdivision, the Department of Corrections, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

December 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul N. Cotro-Manes, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

R. Paul Van Dam, Allan L. Larson, Dennis C. Ferguson, and Christopher C. Fuller, Salt Lake City, for defendant and respondent.

Before BENCH and JACKSON, JJ., and BULLOCK, Senior District Judge.


OPINION

BENCH, Judge:

Plaintiff George "Nick" Kirk appeals an order granting the State's motion to dismiss his negligence action. We affirm.

Plaintiff's complaint against the State stems from an injury he received while working as an unarmed bailiff at the Metropolitan Hall of Justice. On April 2, 1985, Ronnie Lee Gardner, an inmate at the Utah State Prison, was escorted by two corrections officers to the...

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