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· 8/18/1988

State Ex Rel. Division of Consumer Protection v. GAF Corp.

Citations

  • 760 P.2d 310
  • 89 Utah Adv. Rep. 14
  • 1988 Utah LEXIS 75
  • 1988 WL 86045

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that when Act was amended in 1985, it was to require intent to deceive before deceptive trade practice can be found
  • “[I]t is axiomatic that a statute should be given a reasonable and sensible construction and that the legislature did not intend an absurd or unreasonable result.” (citations omitted)
  • “Section 13-11-4 of the [UCSPA] was amended in 1985 to require ‘intent to deceive’ on the part of a supplier before a deceptive trade practice can be found.”
  • “An affirmation of fact, a promise, or a description of the goods must be judged objectively against the meaning that a reasonable person would have taken from the statement.”

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Judges: Stewart, Hall, Howe, Durham, Zimmerman

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