Greer v. ACE Hardware Corp.

Plaintiff appeals a judgment for defendants, challenging the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in defendants’ favor on claims arising from decedent Russell Greer’s alleged exposure to asbestos on home-construction sites during the 1960s and 1970s.1 In his first amended complaint, decedent brought negligence and strict-products-liability claims against numerous defendants alleged to be suppliers or manufacturers of asbestos-containing materials, including suppliers Backstrom Builders Center (Backstrom), The Miller Lumber Company (Miller), and manufacturer Georgia-Pacific Corporation…