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STEINER CORP. v. J&H OF CALIFORNIA

No. 981732.

996 P.2d 531 (2000)

2000 UT 21

STEINER CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation, Plaintiff and Petitioner, v. JOHNSON & HIGGINS OF CALIFORNIA, a California corporation, Donald F. Reeves, and Roy J. Bertoldo, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Utah.

January 28, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter W. Billings, Jay B. Bell, John E. S. Robson, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

David A. Greenwood, Lisa R. Petersen, Salt Lake City, Robert A. Lewis, San Francisco, CA., for defendants.

Louis A. Craco, Richard L. Klein, Kristin Branson, New York City, NY., and Gary F. Bendinger, Milo Steven Marsden, Salt Lake City, for amicus American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

HOWE, Chief Justice:

¶ 1 The United States District Court for the District of Utah has certified to us for answers the following two questions: (1) whether, under Utah law, the negligent acts of a plaintiff in causing or contributing to the situation that the plaintiff hired a professional to resolve can be the basis for a comparative or contributory negligence defense, and (2) whether, under Utah law, a plaintiff's negligent acts in causing or contributing to...

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