Legal Opinion

Grant v. GAF Corp.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 30, 1992No. 1579, 2043 and 2073PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, Judge:

These consolidated appeals arise from civil actions commenced by three plaintiffs, individually and on behalf of the estates of their deceased husbands, against various manufacturers and sellers of asbestos-containing products. The complaints in each action alleged that plaintiffs’ decedents had developed asbestosis and carcinoma as a result of exposure to defendants’ products during the decedents’ employment at U.S. Steel Corporation (USX). 1 Upon defendants’ motions, the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County granted summary judgment in favor of defendant John Crane, Inc.…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Crowell v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving AssociationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  4. Ex Parte PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  5. Universal Cyclops Steel Corp. v. KrawczynskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. 71 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 801, 69 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 44,370 Judith S. Dici v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement Frank H. Monaco Steven B. BrisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  2. Toy v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. Ammon v. McCloskeySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Capobianchi v. Bic Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. J.S. Ex Rel. H.S. v. Bethlehem Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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