Legal Opinion
Trupiano v. Cully
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided September 4, 1957No. Docket 29, Calendar 47,050PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdwards, J.
A building contractor and a plumber had a dispute about whether or not the former owed The latter for fixtures and plumbing work performed under oral contract on a certain house. The plumber sued. In 2 jury trials he prevailed. (A new trial was granted in the first.) The record of the second jury trial is before us.
The only legal issue presented on appeal pertains to the effect of plaintiff’s action in having a set of books made up for him and thereafter discarding his original notes and memoranda. Defendant claims that this action represented spoliation and cites the rule thereon from…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Torma v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1953
- Aho v. CondaMichigan Supreme Court · 1956
- Bishop v. New York Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1957
- Davis v. Teachout's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
- Pitcher v. Rogers' EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1917
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- David D. COLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KELLER INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- Lagalo v. Allied Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1999
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