Legal Opinion
Price v. Johns-Manville Corp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 30, 1984No. 2400PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OLSZEWSKI, Judge:
Appellants, Richard arid Catherine Price, filed a complaint in trespass on August 22, 1979 against appellee, Bell Asbestos Mines Ltd., alleging personal injuries due to Mr. Price’s exposure to asbestos during his employment as a weaver of dryer felts sold by Asten-Hill, Inc.. On November 13, 1979 Bell joined Amatex, Asbestos Corporation, Raybestos-Manhatten, National Gypsum, Cassiar Asbestos and Asten-Hill as additional defendants. 1 On August 1, 1983 the lower court granted appellees-’ motion for summary judgment based upon the expiration of the statute of limitations.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Lopez v. SwyerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- Nolan v. Johns-Manville AsbestosIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Cathcart v. Keene Industrial InsulationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Anthony v. Koppers Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Ohler v. Tacoma General HospitalWashington Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Childs v. HausseckerTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Burnside v. Abbott LaboratoriesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Ackler v. Raymark Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Lapka v. Porter Hayden Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
- Gunsalus v. Celotex Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
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