Nichols v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

I, INTRODUCTION

Dallas Nichols sued his neighbor's insurance company for intentional and negligent spoliation based on the insurance company's failure to secure critical evidence in Nichols's case against the neighbor. The superior court granted summary judgment to the insurance company, and Nichols appealed. We affirm.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

A. Facts

On september 1, 1996, Dallas Nichols was assisting his neighbor, Richard Gittlein, with roof repairs when the ladder Nichols was standing on collapsed beneath him. Nichols fell eight or nine feet, tearing a rotator…