Legal Opinion
Debnam v. Crane Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 23, 2009No. 06-CV-952PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Chief Judge:
The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Appellee, the Crane Company (“Crane”), in this wrongful death lawsuit brought by Appellant, the Estate of Plummer Debnam (“Debnam”), for injuries suffered as a result of asbestos poisoning that was allegedly caused by boilers that were manufactured by National-U.S. Radiator Corporation (“National”), a company that had sold its property and assets to Crane as part of an asset purchase agreement. The trial court determined that no reasonable person could find that Crane’s agreement with National included an agreement…
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