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MARTIN v. KEELEY & SONS, INC.

No. 5-10-0117.

958 N.E.2d 739 (2011)

354 Ill. Dec. 807

Terry MARTIN, Ardith Wynn, and Rickey Vanover, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. KEELEY & SONS, INC., Defendant-Appellee, and Egyptian Concrete Company and Allen Henderson & Associates, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

September 30, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Scoggins / Anthony P. Gilbreth , Crowder & Scoggins, Ltd., Columbia, IL, for Terry Martin, Rickey Vanover & Ardith Wynn.

Charles L. Joley / Kenneth M. Nussbaumer , Donovan, Rose, Nester & Joley, P.C., Belleville, IL, for Egyptian Concrete Company.

John L. McMullin / T. Michael Ward , Brown & James, P.C., St. Louis, MO, for Allen Henderson & Associates, Inc.

Dayna L. Johnson / Russell K. Scott , Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., Swansea, IL, Thomas Q. Keefe, Jr. , Thomas Q. Keefe, Jr., P.C., Belleville, IL, Victor H. Essen II / Debbie S. Champion , Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch & Champion, L.L.C., St. Louis, MO, for Keeley & Sons, Inc.

Devon C. Bruce , Power Rogers & Smith, P.C., Matthew S. Sims , Steven J. Morton & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

OPINION

Justice WEXSTTEN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 The circuit court of St. Clair County entered summary judgment in favor of the appellee on the appellants' spoliation-of-evidence claims. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

¶ 2 BACKGROUND

¶ 3 On May 29, 2001, while installing a handrail on a bridge that defendant Keeley & Sons, Inc. (Keeley), was reconstructing...

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