Legal Opinion
Scheiding v. Dinwiddie Construction Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 11, 1999No. A076930PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAMBDEN, J.
In this case we gauge the evidence that must be “shown” to support a summary judgment motion in order to require the party opposing the motion to take up the burden of producing countervailing evidence.
Plaintiffs Robert and Rae Scheiding filed this action for damages following Robert’s diagnosis with asbestosis and asbestos-related pleural disease. Plaintiffs appeal from summary judgment granted in favor of defendant Dinwiddie Construction Company (Dinwiddie) after the trial court failed to discern any triable issue of fact relating to the element of causation. Dinwiddie’s…
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