Legal Opinion
Allen v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided December 23, 1997No. Docket 190696PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant, Owens-Coming Fiberglas Corporation, appeals as of right the jury verdict in favor of plaintiff in this products liability action. We affirm.
The decedent, James Upham, filed this action in December 1993, shortly after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. After he died in February 1994, his daughter, Lynn Allen, was appointed copersonal representative of his estate and was substituted as party plaintiff.
The decedent was a welder at the General Motors Buick plant in Flint from 1952 to 1988. Testimony at trial established that the decedent had been exposed to “Kaylo,” a product…
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