Legal Opinion
Clay v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1983No. Nos. 80-5416, 80-5417PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE CLIFTON EDWARDS, Jr., Circuit Judge.
In these two cases plaintiffs John Ed Clay and Curtis Bailey, each joined by his wife, brought actions for damages against defendants Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., on the basis of products liability claims resulting from plaintiffs’ exposure to asbestos containing products manufactured by the defendants. The cases were tried in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and ended in jury verdicts for the defendants.
Appellants urge that the District Judge committed reversible error in a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Chase Securities Corp. v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Campbell v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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- In Re Johns-Manville Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Dartez v. Fibreboard Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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