Legal Opinion
Cinnaminson Township Board of Education v. U.S. Gypsum Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided December 16, 1982No. Civ. 80-1842PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANNE E. THOMPSON, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court upon motion by defendant United States Gypsum Co. [“USG”] for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The motion presents the court with both interesting and rather novel issues of the doctrine of strict liability in tort.
The suit arises out of the construction of four schools by the Cinnaminson Township Board of Education [“Board” or “Township”] from 1959 through 1964. Plaintiff filed this suit on May 14,1980 against USG and other manufacturers of acoustical plaster containing…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Chase Securities Corp. v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Seely v. White Motor Co.California Supreme Court · 1965
- Lopez v. SwyerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- Santor v. a & M KARAGHEUSIAN, INC.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Blaske v. Smith & Entzeroth, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- Northridge Co. v. W.R. Grace & Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
- Fischer v. Johns-Manville Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- United States Gypsum Co. v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- City of Manchester v. National Gypsum Co.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1986
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