Celotex Corp. v. Wilson

HOLLAND, Justice:

Following a four week jury trial in the Superior Court, 1 the defendant-appellant, The Celotex Corporation (“Celotex”), was found liable to the plaintiffs-appellees, Edward Kline, Pauline Kline, John Wilson, Charles Watts, and Alton Coney, for their asbestos-related injuries, and to plaintiffs-appellees, Edward Kline, Pauline Kline, Ruth Wilson, Verna Watts, and Phyllis Coney for their loss of consortium claims. Celotex has appealed from the individual judgments entered following the jury’s verdicts and from the order denying Celotex’s motion for a new trial. 2 This Court…