Case Title: Tripp v. GRANITE HOLDING COMPANY

Citation: 22 Utah 2d 175, 450 P.2d 99

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State: utah

Court: Utah Supreme Court

Date: 1969-02-03T00:00:00Z

Document:
450 P.2d 99 (1969) 22 Utah 2d 175 Venus TRIPP, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GRANITE HOLDING COMPANY and Douglas Optical Company, Defendants and Respondents. No. 11304. Supreme Court of Utah. February 3, 1969. *100 Bernard L. Rose, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant. D. Gary Christian, of Kipp & Charlier, Jay E. Jensen, of Christensen & Jensen, Salt Lake City, for defendants and respondents. CALLISTER, Justice: Plaintiff filed a complaint in which she seeks damages for injuries sustained in a fall due to a defect in a public sidewalk. The fall occurred after she had left the premises of defendant, Douglas Optical Company, lessee of Granite Holding Company, owner of the building which abutted the sidewalk. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants and plaintiff appeals therefrom. The case of Basinger v. Standard Furniture[1] is dispositive of this case. In Basinger this court stated: The foregoing rule of law is applicable even though the injured person was a business invitee.[3] Affirmed. Costs to respondents. CROCKETT, C.J., and TUCKETT, HENRIOD, and ELLETT, JJ. concur. [1] 118 Utah 121, 220 P.2d 117 (1950); see also 88 A.L.R.2d 331. [2] There was no allegation to this effect in plaintiff's complaint. [3] Gossler v. Miller, 107 N.H. 303, 221 A.2d 249 (1966); Sipprell v. Merner Motors, 164 Neb. 447, 82 N.W.2d 648 (1957); Miller v. Welworth Theatres, 272 Wis. 355, 75 N.W.2d 286 (1956).