Legal Opinion
Pierce v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 7, 1983No. [No. 7, September Term, 1982.]PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavidson, J.
This case primarily concerns an application of Maryland Code (1974, 1980 Repl.Vol.) § 5-101 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, a statute of limitations that requires a civil action to be filed within three years from the date it accrues (the three year statute of limitations). More particularly, it concerns the time at which a cause of action accrues when exposure to asbestos initially results in the manifestation of asbestosis, for which no tort recovery was sought, and subsequently results in the manifestation of lung cancer, which, on the basis of the record before us in this…
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- Poffenberger v. RisserCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Blannie S. Wilson, Administratrix of the Estate of Henry J. Wilson, Deceased v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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