CARTER v. UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO.

No. 870340.

800 P.2d 1095 (1990)

Janice Faye CARTER, et al., Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. UTAH POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, a Utah corporation, and Savage Industries, Inc., a Utah corporation, Defendants and Appellants. Society of Professional Journalists, KUTV, Inc., Kearns-Tribune Corp., Deseret News Publishing Co., The Standard Corp., Bonneville International, Inc., and United Television, Inc., Intervenors and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen B. Nebeker, Keith A. Kelly, Robert Gordon, David A. Westerby, Michael G. Jenkins, Salt Lake City, for Utah Power & Light Co.

W. Brent Wilcox, Edward B. Havas, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs Carter and Hamlin.

Ross C. Anderson, Salt Lake City, for Society of Professional Journalists, KUTV, Inc., Kearns-Tribune Corp., Deseret News Pub. Co., The Standard Corp., Bonneville Intern., Inc., United Television, Inc.

Edward P. Moriarity, Jackson, Wyo., and Lynn C. Harris, Provo, for plaintiffs Wilsey, Snow and Howard.

Stewart M. Hanson, Jr., Fred R. Silvester, Virginius Dabney, Barbara Anne Dabney, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs Nevitt, Hersh and Jennings.

Robert D. Moore, James R. Black, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs Bell and Bocook.

Aaron Alma Nelson, Salt Lake City, and George S. Diumenti, Bountiful, for plaintiff Christensen.

Stanford B. Owen, Jamis M. Johnson, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff Conover.

Gary E. Atkin, David C. Anderson, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff Waldoch.

Joane Pappas White, Price, for plaintiffs Anna Cingolani.

S. Rex Lewis, Provo, for plaintiff Joan Cingolani.

Raymond M. Berry, Robert H. Henderson, Joy L. Sanders, Salt Lake City, for defendant Savage Industries.

Raymond J. Etcheverry, Salt Lake City, and James Jensen, Price, for Emery Min.

H. Wayne Wadsworth, Salt Lake City, for Ingersoll-Rand Co.


ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Utah Power & Light ("UP & L") appeals from an order entered by the district court for the fourth judicial district granting the motion of the Utah Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, KUTV, Inc., Bonneville International, Inc., United Television, Inc., Kearns-Tribune Corp., Deseret News Publishing Co., and The Standard Corp. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the media")...

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