ROLLINS v. PETERSEN

No. 880280.

813 P.2d 1156 (1991)

Melinda ROLLINS, personal representative of the Estate of Marcel Schopf, and Royal Insurance Company, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Jon Michael PETERSEN, Dale R. Brown, Susette A. Brown, and State of Utah, State Hospital, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

June 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. McRae, Harry H. Souvall, Vernal, for Melinda Rollins.

R. Paul Van Dam, Stephen J. Sorenson, Salt Lake City, for the state.

Robert L. Jeffs, Provo, for the Browns.


ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

The Estate of Marcel Schopf (the estate) brought this wrongful death action against the State of Utah, the Utah State Hospital (the hospital), Dale R. and Susette A. Brown, and Jon Michael Petersen. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the hospital and the Browns. We affirm.

On appeal from an order granting summary judgment, we view facts and inferences in the light most favorable...

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