Legal Opinion
Darby v. A-Best Products Co.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided July 28, 2004No. 2003-0300PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoyer, C.J.
{¶ 1} Forest L. Darby, appellant, along with multiple other plaintiffs, filed a complaint in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas against nearly 60 named defendants and against additional defendants identified only as “John Does 1-100, Manufacturers, Sellers or Installers of Asbestos-Containing Products.” Although the claims of the plaintiffs were filed in a single “master consolidated complaint,” each plaintiffs action proceeded under a separate case number. Darby and the other plaintiffs alleged that they had been exposed to asbestos during their employment in Ohio, causing them to…
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