Legal Opinion
Distaff, Incorporated v. Springfield Contracting Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1993No. 92-1302PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge:
On June 4, 1988, a fire occurred at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. Distaff, which suffered damage as a result of the fire, was a contractor engaged in asbestos abatement in the building in which the fire occurred. Distaff appeals the district court’s order excluding from evidence a governmental investigative report which indicated that equipment supplied by Springfield caused the fire. Distaff also appeals the district court’s order restricting Distaff’s causes of action to a negligence theory of recovery. Springfield argues against the above…
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