A homeowner was injured when he ran over a metal spike with…
A homeowner was injured when he ran over a metal spike with his lawnmower. The spike had been hammered into the ground by a construction company the previous day to assist with repairs the construction company was making on the property. Because of the severity of her injuries, the homeowner properly filed a personal injury action against the construction company in federal court. The construction company believed the homeowner did not maintain the lawnmower properly, and after learning that the homeowner had the lawnmower serviced at a localhardware store, it wanted to get any records that the hardware store may have about how the lawnmower was maintained. The constructioncompany has requested any records about the maintenance of the lawnmower from the homeowner, but he states that he does not have any service records in his possession. Can the construction company obtain any records about the lawnmower from the hardware store?