Legal Opinion
Betts v. Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 8, 1992No. 4-91-0046, 4-91-0057, 4-91-0066, 4-91-0090 consPublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McCULLOUGH
These consolidated appeals arose from the determinations of the circuit court of McLean County in consolidated multiparty actions seeking damages for personal injuries, wrongful death, and loss of consortium allegedly resulting from exposure of workers at the Bloomington, Illinois, factory owned by Union Asbestos and Rubber Company (UNARCO) to asbestos or diatomaceous earth (McLean County case Nos. 79 — L—147, 80 — L—93, 81 — L—206, 84 — L—129, and 86 — L—112). The cases were tried on theories of negligence and strict liability. It is alleged the asbestos was sold by Johns-Manville…
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- Witherell v. WeimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
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