Plorin v. Bedrock Foundation & House Leveling Co.

755 S.W.2d 490 (1988)

Mark PLORIN and Susan Plorin, Appellants,

v.

BEDROCK FOUNDATION AND HOUSE LEVELING COMPANY, INC., Appellee.

No. 05-87-00272-CV.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

May 26, 1988.

Rehearing Denied July 25, 1988.

Janice E. Cohen, Dallas, for appellants.

Kemble White, Dallas, for appellee.

Before HECHT, HOWELL and BAKER, JJ.

HECHT, Justice.

The single issue in this case is whether the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing appellants' cause of action as a sanction for destroying physical evidence while a discovery request was pending. We hold that it did not, and consequently,…