Gill v. Pacor, Inc.

TAKIFF, J.,

Motions for Judgment n.o.v. and, in the alternative, for a new trial were submitted by defendant Johns-Manville Amiante Canada, Inc., (hereinafter JohnsManville). Plaintiffs also submitted a motion for partial new trial.*

The thrust of this lawsuit was that husband-plaintiff was injured by his exposure to asbestos fibers and asbestos-containing products supplied, inter alia, by defendant during the course of his employment as an oven unloader at the Philip Carey plant during the 1940’s and as an electrician at the Nicolet plant from 1973 until 1977. Wife-plaintiffs claim was for…