Legal Opinion
Farzetta v. Turner & Newall, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 1, 1986No. Nos. 85-1759, 85-1760PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity case two asbestos suppliers appeal from default judgments entered against them after they declined to defend a tort action brought by an individual who alleged that he had contracted asbestosis by virtue of contact with asbestos supplied by them. We affirm.
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The appellants are Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd. (Bell) and Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. (ACL), corporations that supply raw asbestos to asbestos processors. The appellee is George Farzetta. From August 1950 until January 1982 Farzetta worked in an asbestos factory located in Ambler,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Frow v. De La VegaSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- In Re Uranium Antitrust Litigation. Westinghouse Electric CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,552 International Controls Corp. v. Robert L. Vesco, and Vesco & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Giordano v. McCartneyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Gulf Coast Fans, Inc. v. Midwest Electronics Importers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by55 opinions
- David Petrucelli Tracy A. Petrucelli, Husband and Wife v. Bohringer and Ratzinger, Gmbh Ausdereitungsanlagen Jake Diel Construction MacHine Inc. Teco Electric and MacHine Company, Ltd. v. Excel Recycling & Manufacturing, Inc., Third-Party David Petrucelli and Tracy A. PetrucelliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Hoxworth v. Blinder, Robinson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Shanghai Automation Instrument Co., Ltd. v. KueiDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2001
- Harad, Charles A. And the Home Insurance Company v. The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, and Catania, Francis JCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Dan H. Hoxworth Louise A. Hoxworth Bradley Gavron Barry Brownstein Richard Donaldson Mary Donaldson Andress Kernick Edward J. Bush, Rose M. Weber Stanley Bernstein Dorothy Bernstein David Reiff Joel Lieberman Jane Scheck Kenneth J. Holtmeyer, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Blinder, Robinson & Co., Inc. Meyer Blinder John Cox Intercontinental Enterprises, Inc. Bradley Gavron Daniel H. Hoxworth Louise A. Hoxworth Barry Brownstein Richard Donaldson Mary Donaldson Andress Kernick Edward J. Bush Rose M. Weber Stanley Bernstein Dorothy Bernstein David Reiff Joel Lieberman Jane Scheck Kenneth J. Holtmeyer, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Blinder, Robinson & Co., Inc. Meyer Blinder John Cox Intercontinental Enterprises, Inc. Barry Brownstein Don Townsend Daniel H. Hoxworth Louise A. Hoxworth Bradley Gavron Barry Brownstein Richard Donaldson Mary Donaldson Andress Kernick Edward J. Bush Rose M. Weber Stanley Bernstein Joel Lieberman Jane Scheck Kenneth J. Holtmeyer, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Blinder, Robinson & Co., Inc. Meyer Blinder Intercontinental Enterprises, Inc. Meyer Blinder and Intercontinental Enterprises, Inc., in No. 92-1108. John Cox, in No. 92-1116Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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