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FRANCIS v. STATE

No. 20111027.

2013 UT 43

KEVAN FRANCIS and REBECCA IVES, individually, the natural parents of S.I., deceased, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. STATE OF UTAH, UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES, and JOHN DOES I-X, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Filed July 19, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen K. Young , Tyler S. Young , Provo, Jonah Orlofsky , Chicago, for appellants.

John E. Swallow , Att'y Gen., Peggy E. Stone , Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for appellees.

JUSTICE PARRISH filed a dissenting opinion, in which JUSTICE LEE joined.

This opinion is subject to revision before final publication in the Pacific Reporter

CHIEF JUSTICE DURRANT, opinion of the Court.

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 This case is making its second appearance before this court. Plaintiffs are the parents of a young boy, Sam Ives,1 who was killed by a bear while camping with his family, the Mulveys,2 in American Fork Canyon. They sued the State of...

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