Bowers v. FIBREBOARD CORPORATION

Elbert Eldredge and Richard Williams died following exposure to asbestos-containing products. Appellants brought these two actions incorporating survival and wrongful death claims. Prior to trial, the Eldredge survival action was dismissed. The trial court consolidated the remaining matters for trial by jury. The jury found all defendants hable and awarded damages to the plaintiffs. Defendants appealed each case separately, but all assigned error to the same "claims" instruction. In addition, defendants present separate, individual challenges to certain evidentiary rulings. We again…