Lineaweaver v. Plant Insulation Co.

Opinion

STRANKMAN, P. J.

Appellants Robert Lineaweaver, Floyd King, and Ralph Ward brought actions against numerous asbestos suppliers seeking to recover for personal injuries sustained from their repeated exposure to asbestos insulation products. A bifurcated trial on the separate issues of damages and liability proceeded against a lone defendant, respondent Plant Insulation Company (Plant). A jury found each appellant to have suffered *1413damages, but the trial court granted respondent’s nonsuit motion on the issue of liability, concluding that appellants failed to present sufficient evidence of…