LOPEZ v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 940524.

932 P.2d 601 (1997)

Esteban G. LOPEZ, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., American Nutrition, Inc., and Evans Grain and Elevator Co., Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

February 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Havas, Ogden, for plaintiff and appellant.

J. Clare Williams, Morris O. Haggarty, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellee.


HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiff Esteban G. Lopez appeals from the trial court's grant of summary judgment dismissing his personal injury action against defendant Union Pacific Railroad Co. on the ground that Utah Code Ann. § 56-1-18.5 (1994) bars his action.

"Before we recite the facts, we note that in reviewing a grant of summary judgment, we view the facts and all reasonable inferences drawn therefrom in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party."

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