Legal Opinion
Smith v. Johns-Manville Corp.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 21, 1985No. 82-197-AppealPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
The plaintiff in this wrongful-death action, Barbara Smith, appeals from a Superi- or Court order dismissing her action against the defendant Turner and Newall PLC for lack of personal jurisdiction.
The facts, such as they exist in this abbreviated action, are not in dispute. On July 20,1981 Barbara Smith filed an action pursuant to G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) chapter 7 of title 10 against some thirty-five named defendants, including Turner and Newall PLC (hereinafter T & N). The complaint charged that each of the named defendants mined, processed, manufactured,…
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