Case Name: Paul LICHTEFELD, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Jerry CUTSHAW, individually, and dba Interiors Contracting, Max J. Smith, an individual, and Max J. Smith and Associates, Inc., a Utah corporation, Defendants and Appellees
Court: Utah Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Utah
Decision Date: 1989-11-21
Citations: 784 P.2d 143
Docket Number: No. 880124
Parties: Paul LICHTEFELD, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Jerry CUTSHAW, individually, and dba Interiors Contracting, Max J. Smith, an individual, and Max J. Smith and Associates, Inc., a Utah corporation, Defendants and Appellees.
Judges: HOWE, Associate C.J., having disqualified himself, does not participate herein.
Reporter: Pacific Reporter 2d
Volume: 784
Pages: 143–143

Head Matter:
Paul LICHTEFELD, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Jerry CUTSHAW, individually, and dba Interiors Contracting, Max J. Smith, an individual, and Max J. Smith and Associates, Inc., a Utah corporation, Defendants and Appellees.
No. 880124.
Supreme Court of Utah.
Nov. 21, 1989.
Stephen G. Morgan and Todd S. Richardson, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.
Thomas R. Grisley, Salt Lake City, for Jerry Cutshaw.
James A. Murphy, Salt Lake City, for Max J. Smith.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
On motion of defendants, the trial court dismissed plaintiff's complaint on the ground that Utah Code Ann. § 78-12-25.5 (Supp.1989) bars plaintiff's action. Plaintiff appeals, arguing that the statute, Utah's architects and builders statute of repose, is unconstitutional as depriving plaintiff of constitutional rights. Recently this Court ruled that the statute violates article I, section 11 of the Utah Constitution, the open courts clause. See Horton v. Goldminer's Daughter, 785 P.2d 1087 (Utah 1989); Sun Valley Water Beds of Utah v. Herm Hughes & Son, Inc., 782 P.2d 188 (1989).
The judgment is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings.
HOWE, Associate C.J., having disqualified himself, does not participate herein.