POTEET v. WHITE

No. 20050368.

147 P.3d 439 (2006)

2006 UT 63

Greg POTEET, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. William WHITE, Rick Green, and Mark Harris, Defendants and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 20, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Bertch, Kevin R. Robson, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Scott W. Christensen, Cory D. Memmott, Salt Lake City, for appellee.


DURRANT, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 This case concerns a fire that spread from William White's property to Greg Poteet's sawmill on a neighboring property. The fire was allegedly started by White's independent contractor, Rick Green. Poteet sued White for negligence, seeking to recover for damages to his property. The district court granted White's motion for summary judgment. We conclude that summary judgment was appropriate because the undisputed facts...

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