Legal Opinion
Harig v. Johns-Manville Products Corp.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 21, 1978No. [Misc. No. 1, September Term, 1978.]PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
Pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, Maryland Code (1974), §§ 12-601 to 12-609 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland has certified for our consideration two questions of law:
1. At what time does a plaintiff’s cause of action for negligence accrue when plaintiff developed a disease in late 1975 or early 1976, allegedly as a result of exposure during the period 1940-55 to a deleterious substance allegedly occasioned by defendant’s negligence?
2. At what time does a plaintiff’s cause of action for…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Lopez v. SwyerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- Ayers v. MorganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
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3Cited by141 opinions
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- Childs v. HausseckerTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Poffenberger v. RisserCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Nolan v. Johns-Manville AsbestosIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Cathcart v. Keene Industrial InsulationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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