MacGREGOR v. WALKER

No. 20120452.

322 P.3d 706 (2014)

2014 UT 2

Kareena MacGREGOR, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Douglas WALKER, individually and in his official capacity as Bishop of the Willow Canyon 4th Ward, Sandy Utah East Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, A Utah Corporation sole et al.; Defendants And Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

January 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Fontenot , Bountiful, for appellant.

L. Rich Humphreys , Karra J. Porter , Alexander Dushku , Justin W. Starr , Salt Lake City, for appellee.


Justice PARRISH, opinion of the Court:

¶ 1 We are asked to decide whether a church's creation of a help line for the benefit of its clergy gives rise to a duty to parishioners who counsel with clergy. Specifically, we are asked to determine whether, pursuant to section 323 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church or Church) and its clergy voluntarily assumed a duty to aid abuse victims by virtue of its...

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