A. O. Smith-Inland, Inc. v. Union Carbide Corp.

JOHN V. PARKER, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the court on motions to dismiss or alternatively for summary judgment, filed on behalf of defendants, Union Carbide Corporation and EPSCO, Inc. Both motions are opposed by plaintiffs and they have been submitted upon briefs, after oral argument.

This action is a sequel to the consolidated actions entitled “Robert Carter v. EPSCO, Inc., et al.” and “William C. Woodward v. EPSCO, Inc., et al.”, Numbers 78-389 and 78-462, respectively of the docket of this court. In those actions, plaintiffs, Carter and Woodward, sued A. O. Smith-Inland, Inc. (and…