Legal Opinion
Bumgardner v. Combustion Engineering, Inc.
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided June 14, 1977No. Civ. A. 77-995PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CHAPMAN, District Judge.
This is one of many so-called “asbestosis cases”. In each case the plaintiff seeks recovery from various manufacturers, distributors and retailers of asbestos and materials containing asbestos on the ground that he or she contracted the lung disease known as “asbestosis” from working with and being exposed to products manufactured and sold by the defendants.
The plaintiff in this case, a resident of North Carolina, instituted this suit in the South Carolina state court against a number of manufacturers and distributors of asbestos products. One of the defendants,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Plains Growers, Inc. v. Ickes-Braun Glasshouses, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Stephenson v. Duriron CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1968
- Ennis v. Queen Insurance Company of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1973
- Lauf v. NelsonDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1965
- Gable v. Chicago, M., St. P. & P. R.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1934
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Heniford v. American Motors Sales Corp.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1979
- Janine G. Chohlis v. Cessna Aircraft CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Valspar Corp.District Court, D. South Dakota · 2010
- Higgins v. Pittsburgh-Des Moines Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1986
- LESHER BY LESHER v. AndreozziDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
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