Legal Opinion

Mt. Lebanon School District v. W.R. Grace & Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 29, 1992No. 612PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge:

In this opinion we are called upon to determine, inter alia, whether a school district may assert the doctrine of nullum tempus occurrit reqi to defeat the applicable statute of limitations in an action against a third party based upon that party’s sale to the school district of a product containing asbestos for use in the construction of additions to a school building within the district. Following a three week trial, a jury returned a verdict in favor of appellant, W.R. Grace and Company (hereinafter “Grace”) and against the appellee, Mt. Lebanon School District (hereinafter…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Guaranty Trust Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Board of Education v. A, C and S, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1989
  4. REM Coal Co., Inc. v. Clark Equip. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,525 City of Greenville, and Greenville Water System v. W.R. Grace & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. City of Philadelphia v. Lead Industries Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  2. Duquesne Light Co. v. Woodland Hills School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. Chanthavong v. TranSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Montgomery County v. Microvote Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  5. Altoona Area School District v. CampbellCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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