Wilburn v. Interstate Electric

May 23, 1989
No. 880086
Reporters:
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Before:
Hall

Remittitur

HOWE, Associate Chief Justice

(dissenting):

I dissent. I do not join in dismissing the writ of certiorari. No ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‍valid reason exists for doing so, and the majority expresses none. In Israel Pagan Estate v. Capitol Thrift and Loan, 771 P.2d 1032, 1033, 104 Utah Adv.Rep. 3, 3-4 (Utah 1989) (Howe, Associate ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‍C.J., dissenting), I set out the conditions under which the United States Supreme Court dismisses writs of certiorari as having been improvidently granted and *1150suggested that we follow its practice. None of ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‍those conditions exist here, and I decry the wasteful use of time and money of the parties, their lawyers and this Court which dismissal promotes. I refer the reader to that ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‍opinion for a full expression of my views on this practice.

STEWART, J., does not participate herein; GREENWOOD, Court of Appeals Judge, sat.



Lead Opinion

HALL, Chief Justice:

The petition for certiorari is hereby dismissed, ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‍the same having been improvidently granted.

DURHAM and ZIMMERMAN, JJ., and GREENWOOD, Court of Appeals Judge, concur.