Legal Opinion
Chaknova v. Wilbur-Ellis Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 3, 1999No. A080747PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WALKER, J.
Dorothy Chaknova, on her own behalf and as successor in interest to her deceased husband, Albert Chaknova, 1 appeals the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of respondent corporation, Wilbur-Ellis Company (Wilbur-Ellis) in this action for asbestos-related injuries. We hold, as did the trial court, that Wilbur-Ellis met its burden of establishing that it is not liable for appellants’ injuries. The Chaknovas failed to create triable issues of material fact concerning Wilbur-Ellis’s liability as successor in interest to the asbestos brokerage firm L. H. Butcher, and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ray v. Alad Corp.California Supreme Court · 1977
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- Saldana v. Globe-Weis Systems Co.California Court of Appeal · 1991
- Rawlings v. D. M. Oliver, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1979
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