HIGGINS v. SALT LAKE COUNTY

No. 900255.

855 P.2d 231 (1993)

Kathy Lynn HIGGINS, individually and as guardian ad litem for Shaundra Higgins, her daughter, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SALT LAKE COUNTY, William Kuentzel, Sheryl Steadman, The University of Utah, The University Medical Center, Caroline Trujillo, and John Does 1 through 10, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney G. Snow, James L. Warlaumont, Neil A. Kaplan, Stephen G. Stoker, Salt Lake City, and David B. Thomas, Provo, for the Higginses.

David E. Yocom, Patricia J. Marlowe, Salt Lake City, for the County.

Ronald E. Nehring, Salt Lake City, for Valley Mental Health.

Stephen J. Hill, Salt Lake City, for University of Utah and University Medical Center.


ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

This case is before us on appeal from summary judgment in favor of defendants Salt Lake County, Dr. William Kuentzel, Sheryl Steadman, and the University of Utah. Plaintiff Kathy Lynn Higgins, who is suing individually and as guardian ad litem for her daughter Shaundra Higgins, argues that the trial court erred in ruling that defendants owed no duty to protect either her or her daughter from a potentially...

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