Dansak v. Cameron Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

FORD ELLIOTT, Judge:

In this ease, we hold that the trial court erred when it granted summary judgment to defendants based on the “spoliation of evidence” doctrine. We therefore reverse the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to appellee Cameron Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc. (“Cameron”) at No. 1372 Pittsburgh 1995. We also reverse the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to appel-lee Owens-Brockway Glass Containers, Inc., formerly known as Owens-Illinois Glass Containers, Inc. (“Owens”) at No. 1285 Pittsburgh 1995.1

The facts of the case are drawn from appellant Wilma Dansak’s…