Gutbier v. Hannaford Bros.

The defendant, Hannaford Brothers Co., appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Lynn, J.) granting the plaintiffs equitable petition for discovery, see RSA 498:1 (1997). We reverse and remand.

The plaintiff, MariAnne Gutbier, was injured when she fell at a Shop ’N Save grocery store owned by the defendant. The defendant, in accordance with its normal procedure, prepared an incident report, including observations about the injured person, names of witnesses, observations as to the condition of the floor and photographs of the accident scene. The defendant provided the incident report to its…