Legal Opinion
Stegemoller v. ACandS, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 17, 2002No. 49S02-0111-CV-593PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Ramona Stegemoller allegedly contract, ed a disease as a result of contact with asbestos fibers brought home on the person and clothing of her husband Lee, a union insulator. The trial court dismissed the Stegemollers' suit on the basis that Ramona lacked standing under Indiana's Product Liability Act. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Stegemoller v. ACandS, Inc., 749 N.E.2d 1216, 1220 (Ind.Ct.App.2001).
We granted transfer, 761 N.E.2d 423 (Ind.2001), and now hold that she has standing as a bystander under the Act. 1
Analysis
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dague v. Piper Aircraft Corp.Indiana Supreme Court · 1981
- Butler v. City of PeruIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
- Dube v. Pittsburgh CorningCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Estate of Shebel Ex Rel. Shebel v. Yaskawa Electric America, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1999
- Fuller-Austin Insulation Co. v. Bilder, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1998
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