RIZZUTO v. DAVIDSON LADDERS, INC.

No. 17310.

905 A.2d 1165 (2006)

280 Conn. 225

Leandro RIZZUTO v. DAVIDSON LADDERS, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided October 3, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Oh, with whom, on the brief, were Michael A. Stratton, Joel T. Faxon and Michael R. Denison, New Haven, for the appellant (plaintiff).

John B. Farley, with whom were Bruce H. Raymond and, on the brief, N. Kane Bennett, Hartford, for the appellee (defendant Home Depot USA, Inc.).

SULLIVAN, C.J., and BORDEN, NORCOTT, PALMER and VERTEFEUILLE, Js.


BORDEN, J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal1 is whether this state should recognize intentional spoliation of evidence as a cognizable independent tort. We conclude that, under the circumstances alleged in the present case, we should do so.

The record reveals the following relevant facts and procedural history. On December 16, 1996, the plaintiff, Leandro Rizzuto, climbed a ladder manufactured by the named defendant, Davidson...

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