PRATT v. NELSON

No. 20040752-CA.

127 P.3d 1256 (2005)

Nevin PRATT and Denise Pratt, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Mary Ann NELSON; Douglas F. White; John Dustin Morris; William A. Mark; McKay, Burton & Thurman, P.C.; and Does 1-200, Defendants and Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

December 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Mark Hansen, Mark Hansen PC, and Carl E. Kingston, Salt Lake City, for Appellants.

John Dustin Morris, McKay Burton & Thurman, Salt Lake City, Douglas F. White, Bountiful, and William A. Mark, William A Mark PC, North Salt Lake, for Appellees.

Before BILLINGS, P.J., BENCH, Associate P.J., and ORME, J.


OPINION

ORME, Judge:

¶ 1 Nevin and Denise Pratt were named as defendants in a lawsuit against alleged members of a polygamous cult. Counsel for plaintiff in that case held a press conference about the lawsuit, out of which this defamation action arose. In this appeal, the Pratts seek to overturn a ruling on summary judgment dismissing their lawsuit with prejudice. Specifically, the Pratts appeal the trial court's application of the judicial proceeding...

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