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Mitchell v. Roberts
Utah Supreme Court
469 P.3d 901 (2020)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
In 2016, the Utah legislature passed a law stating that certain sexual-abuse claims could be brought even if the statute of limitations had passed. After the law’s passage, Terry Mitchell (plaintiff) filed a civil suit against Richard Roberts (defendant), alleging that Roberts sexually abused her in 1981 when she was 16. Mitchell acknowledged that the statute of limitations had run on her claim but asserted that the claim was revived by the 2016 law. Roberts claimed that the law was unconstitutional. The United States District Court for the District of Utah certified the case for the Utah Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Lee, J.)
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