Legal Opinion
Greathouse v. Amcord, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 7, 1995No. A064942PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NEWSOM, J.
On September 22, 1988, the surviving wife and five children of Henry Greathouse (hereafter plaintiffs) filed a complaint against a lengthy series of defendants, including Amcord, Inc., doing business as Riverside Cement Company (hereafter Riverside), to recover damages for his death from asbestos-related disease. Before or during trial plaintiffs settled for a total sum of $284,000 with 19 of the 20 defendants that were actually served. The case was submitted to the jury only as to the liability of Riverside, the one remaining defendant. In a special verdict, the jury awarded…
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