Garfoot v. Fireman's Fund Insurance

William Garfoot was injured when a gas explosion occurred while he was lighting the pilot light of a hot water heater. While investigating the cause of the explosion, a technician, hired by the engineer who was hired by Garfoot's attorney, dis turbed evidence that would have either proved or disproved Garfoot's claim that a leak in the piping system caused the explosion. After concluding that the actions of Garfoot's attorney, Pamela Lunder, and other agents of Garfoot caused this destruction of evidence at the site, the trial court dismissed two of Garfoot's claims against Mount Horeb…