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Click on “Download PDF” for the PDF version or on the title for the HTML version. If you are not an ASABE member or if your employer has not arranged for access to the full-text, Click here for options. Applying Wood Engineering to Counter Claims of Negligence and Spoliation: A Case StudyPublished by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org Citation: Paper number 014006, 2001 ASAE Annual Meeting. (doi: 10.13031/2013.7441) @2001Authors: David R. Bohnhoff Keywords: Forensic engineering, Failure investigation, Balcony collapse, Spoliation of evidence, Nail corrosion, Wood deterioration A furniture delivery person was injured when a balcony collapsed. Three years later the homeowner was sued for negligence. Unfortunately in the time that transpired between the accident and the suit, the collapsed balcony had been cut into pieces and burned. This paper explains how claims of negligence and spoliation of evidence against the homeowner were countered with sound engineering. (Download PDF) (Export to EndNotes)
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