Beach v. University of Utah

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that university had no special relationship with student that gave rise to an affirmative duty to supervise or protect her from injury while intoxicated
• noting that “the essence of a special relationship is dependence by one party upon the other or mutual dependence between the parties”
• noting that a special relationship arises \when one assumes responsibility for another's safety or deprives another of his or her normal opportunities for self-protection\
• noting that a special relationship arises “when one assumes responsibility for another’s safety or deprives another of his or her normal opportunities for self‐protection”
• holding university not liable for injuries suffered by student while on field trip
• explaining that special relationships \generally arise when one assumes responsibility for another's safety or deprives another of his or her normal opportunities for self-protection\ (citing Restatement (Second) of Torts § 314A (1964))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).