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Title: Harry J. Christiansen v. Utah Transit
Author : Court of Appeals of Utah
Release Date : January 15, 1982
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 60 KB

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This suit arose from a traffic accident between an automobile driven by plaintiff Harry J. Christiansen and a bus owned by defendant Utah Transit Authority (UTA) and driven by defendant John G. Miller. The jury found that the plaintiff had sustained special damages (medical expenses and lost wages) of $7700.00 and general damages (pain and suffering) of $5000.00. The jury also found the plaintiff to have been 70% negligent and UTA and Miller to have been 30% negligent. Because Â§ 78-27-37, U.C.A. 1953 bars recovery by a plaintiff when his negligence is equal to or greater than that of the defendants, the court entered a judgment of "no cause of action" in favor of the defendants. Plaintiff brings this appeal seeking reversal of the judgment, a new trial and an order allowing him to amend his complaint to add additional defendants and to seek punitive damages.