Show 1 OC Standard-Examin- Thursday September er 1 1988 Utah NAC in decision suit overturns court High against BAKER By-DO- N SiJaam Eammef stat SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Su- preme Court has overturned a court decision that denied punitive damages to the family of a child killed by an intoxi- ' cated newspaper delivery truck driver in 1982 Justices remanded the suit filed against Donald Rogers and the Newspaper Agency Corp by Ray and Frances Johnson to 3rd District Judge Philip R Fishier for a new trial on the issue of pu- nitive damages The family sought punitive damages The Johnson family sued both Rogers after a newspaper delivery truck driven and the NAC for punitive damages but by Rogers went out of control and Fishier granted partial summary judgjumped the curb in a Salt Lake intersec- ment against the family because he said tion injuring Ray Johnson and killing his son David while they were standing he found no evidence of actual malice on the sidewalk waiting to cross the by either Rogers or the newspaper corporation street In her opinion however Justice ChrisRogers’ blood alcohol content was measured at 18 after the accident more tine Durham found that Rogers’ conduct than double Utah’s legal limit of 08 in consuming large amounts of alcohol before driving the truck was “sufficiently The driver who had a history of problem drinking later was convicted and extreme outrageous and shocking to sentenced on criminal charges permit the issue to go to the jury” and Justices ruled that employer negligence may override the malice issue and can be the basis of punitive damage awards although Durham disagreed with other justices on which legal standard of negligence should be applied in such cases But all five justices concurred that the case also should be remanded to Fishier for a further reconsideration of the employer negligence issue Newspaper Agency Corp runs production and business operations for the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News remanded the case for a new trial on that issue The high court also reversed Fishler’s finding that employers cannot be sued for punitive damages stemming from negligence in controlling employee con- duct Durham noted that depositions indicated “the use of alcohol and marijuana was widespread" among NAC employees but was overlooked or ignored by supervisors despite a company policy against alcohol and drug use Hatch denies remarks t iS GEORGE (AP) — Sen Or-rilt Hatch has decried thje Democratic Party as “the par-t- y of homosexuals” whose leaders indebted to advocates of litjeral causes have sullied traditional American values But Hatch who spoke at a here WednesGOP day’ later strongly denied his remarks had been correctly quoted ina story by the Daily Spectrum in St George a version of which Te ‘Associated Press ran on its i ah fund-rais- er news wires jwever a tape recording mkde by St George radio station ’ K0XU of Hatch’s remarks appeared to support the newspaper’s version of his speech jHatch said that unlike the GpP the Democratic Party is the “psarjy of big government antidefense continual failure to support freedom fighters all over the wqrld weak foreign policy — realty A denigration of the Monroe Dpcfrine if you look at what thpylVe been doing to Reagan over these last eight years J’And of course they love — thfcy'are the party of homosexu-a- li they are the party of abortion thfcy’re the party that has fought scjioc prayer every step of the way!? Hatch said f They’re the party that has basically I think denigrated a lot of th& values that have made this country the greatest country in 6 PIECE SET thf world” Hatch told the AP in a teephone interview late Wednes- day that he had spoken and while he did not hsfve prepared remarks he did nqt believe he had been quoted correctly FI make a lot of mistakes but calling the Democratic Party the ‘party of homosexuals’ is not one oftthem” he said Nevertheless the senator said h did believe the party is "supplied by homosexuals They are cetainly beholden to the homosexual rights advocates the abortion advocates the gun control extempo-raheous- ly advocates” State Democratic Chairman SET INCLUDES: OCHINA CABINET O TABLE 03 SIDE UNIVERSAL ALL 4 ALL 4 PCS -- DRESSER QUEEN HDBD MIRROR -- NITESTAND -- CHAIRS ARM CHAIR ol mm PCS DRESSER -- QUEEN HDBD MIRROR -- NITESTAND -- DRESSER -- QUEEN HDBD MIRROR -- NITESTAND R$ndy Horiuchi said today he is “disappointed” by Hatch’s re- marks fl had respect for Senator Hatch as our United States senator" he said “It’s just unbelievable that he would say this sort of thing” Horiuchi called for an end to cam“negative paign tactics saying he was worried-the voters would become so disenchanted that they would simply refuse to vote in November name-callin- g” MATCHING CHEST $249 SAVE $4001 Symphony votes to go on strike Salt lake city SAVE TOP SPRINQ $1001 TABLE WITH’ ' OAK TRESTLE OAK '5 PC BASE AND HEAVY SWIVEL TILT CHAIRS DINETTE ALL 5 PCS SAVE $100 POP-U- P $791 pm Wednesday Hall The vote tally was not released but a player’s representaof tive' said more than the'83 musicians favored the strike $599 TOP SPRING $491 POPUP POP-U- TRUNDLE TRUNDLE P $791 pVchcstra members took the strike vote at 9 $249 REST A RELAX THIS 2 PC SECTIONAL HAS IT ALL A HANDSOME TEXTURED EGGSHELL COVER OR A FAWN COLORED VELVET BOTH DURABLE COMFORT TO PERSONALIZE YOUR DECORATING TASTEI TRUNDLE during a meeting at Symphony MATc:"a chest SAVE $2001 YOUR CHOICE TEXTURED FABRIC OR QUALITY VELVET COVERSI LARGE OAf PCS cap) The musicians of the Utah Symphony have voted to strike after four months of negotiations failed to 'produce a proposed contract that would have included a 20 pertent salary increase officials pcs DAYBED DAYBED MAH MAH $791 $79! DAYBECffSf' X MATT $791 " y OX two-thir- ds The musicians’ old contract expired at midnight Wednesday former Gov Scott M Mathe son who has represented the musicians in negotiations with the it corporation that runs the orchestra said afterward that the players had proposed a new contract with a 20 per- SIDES A BACK WHITE FINISH BRASS ACCENTS -- non-prof- one-ye- ar cent pay raise V $59 SIDES A BACK WHITE IRON A BRASS SIDES A BACK BRASS FINISH MIDVALE AN ADDITIONAL 2 DISCOUNT IF YOU PAY BY CHECK CASH OR CREDIT CARO j ?J LK HOMEIFORNISHINGS 7200 SO STATE NO PAY TIL DEC 5664251 NO INTEREST OGDEN NO DOWN 3111 WALL AVE 621-303- 4 PAYMENT (ON APPROVED CREDIT) |