Panich v. Iron Wood Products Corp.

Plaintiff appeals as of right from a lower court judgment granting defendant’s motion for summary disposition as to plaintiffs claim that defendant wrongfully destroyed evidence necessary for plaintiffs third-party tort action. We affirm.

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On April 22, 1980, an electrical box on a lathe machine at defendant’s plant exploded causing *138personal injuries to plaintiff, Thomas Panich. At the time of the accident, Panich was employed in defendant’s maintenance department and was attempting to reset the box. As a result of his injuries, plaintiff was off work for six to seven months. When he returned,…