Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp. v. Cobb

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

SULLIVAN, Justice.

A jury awarded plaintiff Kenneth Cobb damages, finding that asbestos manufactured by Owens Corning caused him serious illness. We find that there was suffi-client evidence of exposure to Owens Corning's asbestos to permit Cobb to present his case to the jury. But we reverse the jury award because the trial court incorrectly prohibited Owens Corning from presenting evidence that at least one other "nonparty" manufacturer may also have been at fault.

Background

Kenneth Cobb worked as a pipe fitter from 1955 until he had to retire in 1995 because he was…