Legal Opinion

Mergenthaler v. Asbestos Corp. of America

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided July 19, 1984PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McNEILLY, Justice:

This appeal from the August 23, 1983 Opinion, 466 A.2d 18, and September 22, 1983 Order of the Superior Court represents a second appeal to this Court in this matter. In the first appeal, two actions were consolidated which involved claims of gross negligence and intentional tort against defendants (the plaintiffs’ former or present employers and a number of other corporations engaged in the manufacturing of asbestos). We affirmed the decision of Superior Court which dismissed those claims for failure to state causes of action upon which relief can be granted based upon our…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Cathcart v. Keene Industrial InsulationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Foley v. Polaroid Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  4. Kofron v. Amoco Chemicals Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1982
  5. Robb v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1965

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Brzoska v. OlsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
  2. Metro-North Commuter Railroad v. BuckleySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Browne v. RobbSupreme Court of Delaware · 1990
  4. Tackett v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1995
  5. Burns v. Jaquays Mining Corp.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1988

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