Legal Opinion
Myrtle Nell Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Louis H. Catrett, Deceased v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 7, 1987No. 83-1694PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge BORK.
STARR, Circuit Judge:
This case is before us on remand from the Supreme Court. The sole question is whether the District Court properly granted summary judgment in favor of an asbestos manufacturer in a suit brought by the survivor of a victim of asbestosis. The underlying litigation began in 1980 when Myrtle Nell Catrett, the appellant in this action, commenced suit in federal district court against 15 named corporations that manufactured or distributed products containing asbestos. Mrs.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Myrtle Nell Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Louis H. Catrett, Deceased v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
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