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BLACKNER v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 20000906.

48 P.3d 949 (2002)

2002 UT 44

Paul BLACKNER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE of Utah, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, and Town of Alta, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 30, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tad D. Draper, Sandy, for Blackner.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Sandra L. Steinvoort, Brent A. Burnett, Asst. Att'ys Gen., Salt Lake City, for Department of Transportation David C. Richards, George W. Burbidge II, Salt Lake City, for Town of Alta.

RUSSON, Justice:

¶ 1 Paul Blackner ("Blackner") appeals from an order granting summary judgment to defendants the Town of Alta, Utah ("Alta"), and the Utah Department of Transportation ("UDOT"). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 On March 14, 1998, an avalanche ("the first avalanche") thundered down on State Route 210, a two-lane road, in the White Pine Chutes area of Little Cottonwood Canyon near Alta. It buried part of the road, blocking the downhill...

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