Legal Opinion
Mau v. North American Asbestos Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 30, 1987No. 4-86-0696PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE SPITZ
delivered the opinion of the court:
On May 29, 1979, plaintiff, Geneva Eileen Mau, filed a wrongful death action against defendant, North American Asbestos Corporation, and other defendants, in the circuit court of McLean County to recover damages allegedly caused by her husband’s exposure to asbestos.
On September 2, 1986, a pretrial conference was held. At that time, the trial court orally informed the attorneys for both parties to submit a list of witnesses each attorney expected to call to testify at trial, for use during voir dire examination of prospective jurors.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Krupp v. Chicago Transit AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
- Marcisz v. MarciszIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Hruby v. Chicago Transit AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
- City of Joliet v. FennewaldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
3Cited by5 opinions
- Findley v. Blinken (In re Joint Eastern & Southern Districts Asbestos Litigation)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- State v. PowersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
- In Re Joint Eastern & Southern Districts Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 1993
- People v. PerryAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- In Re Johns-Manville CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994