Howard v. A.W. Chesterton Co.

ORDER

This asbestos-litigation appeal is being resolved upon mutual consent among the parties, who agree that the order of the Superior Court should be reversed.

Appellants were manufacturers or distributors of asbestos-containing products and are defendants in litigation initiated by John C. Ravert and later pursued by Ap-pellees as co-executors of Mr. Ravert’s estate. Mr. Ravert and Appellees contended that his exposure to Appellants’ asbestos-containing products caused meso-thelioma.

The common pleas court awarded summary judgment in favor of Appellants, reasoning that Mr. Ravert’s deposition…