Legal Opinion
Evelyn Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 2011No. E2008-01596-SC-R11-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE September 2, 2010 Session EVELYN NYE v. BAYER CROPSCIENCE, INC., ET AL. Appeal by Permission from the Court of Appeals, Eastern Section Circuit Court for Hamilton County No. 06C760 W. Neil Thomas, III, Judge No. E2008-01596-SC-R11-CV - Filed June 7, 2011 In this products liability case, a widow sought compensation for the death of her husband from mesothelioma allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos at his workplace. She sued the company that sold products containing asbestos to her husband’s employer. She based her claim on strict liability and…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Harper v. Virginia Department of TaxationSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Stafford v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Otis v. Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. FlemmingTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Lynch v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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