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BARRIENTOS EX REL. NELSON v. JONES

No. 20100277.

282 P.3d 50 (2012)

2012 UT 33

Wonzie BARRIENTOS, a minor child and heir of Jessica NELSON, deceased, by and through her conservator, Theresa Nelson, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Matt JONES, Ogden City, and John & Jane Does 1-15, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

June 8, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Sykes , Robert J. Fuller , Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Allan L. Larson , Heather S. White , Salt Lake City, for appellees.

Associate Chief Justice NEHRING authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice DURRANT, Justice DURHAM, and Justice PARRISH joined.

Associate Chief Justice NEHRING, opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 Eighteen-month-old Wonzie Barrientos's mother, Jessica Nelson, was killed in a car accident, the tragic result of a high-speed chase in which an Ogden City police officer pursued a speeding car that ultimately crashed into Nelson's car. Plaintiff sued the police officer and Ogden City for negligence. Ogden City defended the case on the ground that it had governmental immunity and...

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