Buchaklian v. Lake County Family Young Men's Christian Ass'n

Plaintiff, Soolton Buchaklian, appeals from summary judgments entered in favor of defendants, Lake County Family Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) and Crawford & Company (Crawford). Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred (1) in finding that the YMCA owed no duty to her based on the “open and obvious condition” doctrine; and (2) in finding that the issue of spoilation of evidence was moot. We reverse and remand.

On January 28, 1998, plaintiff filed a two-count complaint against defendants. The complaint was amended on February 9, 1998, apparently to correct the name of Crawford.…