Utah Supreme Court· 6/9/1987

Hackford v. Utah Power & Light Co.

Citations

740 P.2d 1281
59 Utah Adv. Rep. 21
1987 Utah LEXIS 733

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stating that “a judicial interpretation of a statute becomes a gloss on that statute that is, in effect, part of the statute”
declining to recognize a loss-o&consortium cause of action, in part because of the difficulty of defining rational limiting principles
declining to recognize a loss-of-consortium cause of action, in part because of the difficulty of defining rational limiting principles
“As a practical matter, we can and do, on occasion, depart from a prior statutory interpretation.”
\We adhere to our prior decisions and hold that neither spouse has a right to recover for the loss of consortium under Utah law.\
legislature is presumed aware of legal context in which it acts

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