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PARKS v. UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 991023.

53 P.3d 473 (2002)

2002 UT 55

Ron PARKS and Cindy Parks, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY, a Utah governmental corporation, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

June 14, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Olsen, Paul M. Simmons, Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs.

Jan Graham, Att'y Gen., Brent A. Burnett, Asst. Att'y Gen., Jody K. Burnett, Daniel S. McConkie, Salt Lake City, for defendant.

John P. Soltis III, Salt Lake City, for amicus Salt Lake County.

HOWE, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 In this wrongful death case, the parents of the deceased, plaintiffs Ron and Cindy Parks, appeal from an amended judgment they obtained against defendant Utah Transit Authority (UTA) that had been reduced by the trial court from $785,000 to $250,000 pursuant to section 63-30-34 of the Utah Code, which imposes a cap on damages in actions against governmental entities.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Dustin Parks...

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