Mallory v. Brigham Young Univ.
Annotate this CaseUnder Utah’s Governmental Immunity Act, plaintiffs who have a claim against a governmental “employee” for acts committed during the performance of the employee’s duties must file a notice of claim within one year after the claim arises or the claim is barred. In the instant case, Plaintiff filed a complaint against Brigham Young University (BYU) and its traffic cadet for negligently causing a motorcycle accident Plaintiff was involved in while leaving a BYU parking lot. The district court dismissed Plaintiff’s case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, concluding that the BYU Defendants were “employees” of Provo City as defined in the Act at the time of the collision, and therefore, Plaintiff failed to file a timely notice of claim as required by the Act. The court of appeals remanded for further proceedings, holding that there was insufficient evidence that the BYU Defendants were “employees” under the Act and that the district court’s dismissal was premature. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the court of appeals erred in interpreting the statutory definition of “employee” and in reversing the trial court’s dismissal.
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