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· 4/17/1995

Roark v. Crabtree

Citations

  • 893 P.2d 1058
  • 262 Utah Adv. Rep. 3
  • 1995 Utah LEXIS 28
  • 1995 WL 226759

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that once claim has expired under applicable statute of limitations, claim cannot be revived by subsequently enacted statute of limitations
  • holding that once claim has expired under applicable statute of limitations, claim cannot be revived by subsequently enacted statute of limitations
  • holding that a plaintiff who had been aware of sexual abuse but had been unable to understand the causal connection between the abuse she suffered and her injuries could not rely on Utah Code section 78-12-25.1 to retroactively toll the limitations period
  • holding that a plaintiff who had been aware of sexual abuse but had been unable to understand the causal connection between the abuse she suffered and her injuries could not rely on Utah Code section 78-12-25.1 to retroactively toll the limitations period
  • examining the legislative history in conjunction with the statute's plain language to determine if the legislature intended for the statute to apply retroactively
  • \[An act increasing the period of limitation could not operate to affect or renew a cause of action already barred.\

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Judges: Russon, Zimmerman, Stewart, Howe, Durham

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