Legal Opinion
Anderson County Board of Education v. National Gypsum Company and United States Gypsum Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 5, 1987No. 85-5474PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
The Anderson County Board of Education (“the Board”) installed asbestos ceiling material manufactured by defendants in the ceilings of its schools constructed in 1967. In 1983, the Board became concerned about the asbestos ceilings, removed them, and sued defendants for the cost of removal and replacement and other damages. After a trial on theories of negligence, strict liability, misrepresentation and fraud, a jury found for the defendants on all counts. Before trial, a count based on a warranty theory was dismissed because the Tennessee four-year statute of limitations…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Chase Securities Corp. v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- City of Shelbyville v. Shelbyville Restorium, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1983
- City of Knoxville v. GervinTennessee Supreme Court · 1936
- County of Johnson v. United States Gypsum Co.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1984
- Dunn v. W. F. Jameson & Sons, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Rowan County Board of Education v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
- United States Gypsum Co. v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Buckner v. City of Highland ParkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- District of Columbia v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATIONDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Tucson Unified School District v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.Arizona Supreme Court · 1993
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