Opinion ID: 864335
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Text: 5 ¶11. We affirm the trial court’s grant of Sara Lee’s Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, Motion for Summary Judgment. In Dowdle, this Court refused to recognize a separate tort for intentional spoliation of evidence against either first or third party spoliators, and this Court’s reasoning in Dowdle certainly undergirds our decision today in refusing to recognize a separate tort for negligent spoliation of evidence. We further hold that under a general negligence theory, Sara Lee was not under any duty to preserve the Orderpicker for the benefit of any litigation in which Richardson may be involved. ¶12. AFFIRMED. PITTMAN, C.J., SMITH, P.J., WALLER, COBB AND GRAVES, JJ., CONCUR. DIAZ AND EASLEY, JJ., DISSENT WITHOUT SEPARATE WRITTEN OPINION. McRAE, P.J, NOT PARTICIPATING. 6