Legal Opinion
Rinke v. Johns-Manville Corp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 18, 1987No. 15653-5-IPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
Regina Rinke appeals an order dismissing her action for the wrongful death of her husband. We reverse the dismissal and remand for trial, holding that the trial court misinterpreted the effect of CR 17(a).
On July 4, 1979, Martin Rinke died of lung cancer. On September 12, 1980, his widow, Regina, filed a complaint for personal injury and wrongful death against several defendants. Suing both in her own name and as personal representative of the estate of her husband, Rinke alleged that her husband developed lung cancer as a result of exposure to asbestos manufactured or sold by the defendants.…
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