The Appellate Group

Blackwell v. Holiday Oil

Blackwell v. Holiday Oil, 2026 UT App 99 (Orme, J.)

Civil Law

The Utah Court of Appeals held:

The district court correctly denied Plaintiff’s requested jury instruction on “safety law” because the advisory standards Plaintiff relied on at trial do not satisfy the definition of “safety law.”

Practice tip:

As used in MUJI CV212, “rule” is properly understood as an administrative rule, which is an officially promulgated agency regulation that has the force of law. Standards that have not been codified by the legislature, municipal authority, or administrative agency are not a “safety law.”

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