Legal Opinion
Harrison v. Celotex Corp.
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided April 13, 1984No. 1-83-610PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MILBURN, District Judge.
This is a products liability action in which the plaintiff alleges that her husband was fatally injured by reason of exposure to asbestos-containing products manufactured and sold by the defendants. Liability is asserted solely on the basis of strict liability in tort. Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A (1965); Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-28-101, et seq. (Tennessee Products Liability Act). The Court’s subject matter jurisdiction has been invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, and is not disputed. The case is now before the Court upon the plaintiff’s motion for partial…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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