Sponco Mfg., Inc. v. Alcover

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• holding that default was appropriate when expert testimony showed the movant “was no longer able to proceed” without the crucial evidence
• holding that the appellee's motion for default, a drastic sanction, was properly granted as the appellee's expert convinced the trial court that, in the absence of the crucial evidence, the appellee was no longer able to proceed against the appellant
• affirming entry of default against manufacturer who discarded an allegedly defective ladder, despite the fact that there was no evidence that the manufacturer willfully destroyed the evidence

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