Legal Opinion
Zimmer v. Celotex Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 29, 1989No. 1-88-3578PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice LaPORTA
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by plaintiff as a result of his exposure to asbestos-containing insulation products during his employment as a shipfitter in the Brooklyn, New York, and Bayonne, New Jersey, naval shipyards from 1941 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1955. The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of several defendants based upon the lack of evidence that plaintiff was ever exposed to any asbestos products manufactured, sold, or distributed by the defendants.
Plaintiff appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Benjamin H. Blackston, Wilmer L. Ring, John N. Turner, James N. Tanksley and Foster G. Hickox v. Shook and Fletcher Insulation Co., Ac & S, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Schmidt v. Archer Iron Works, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Mateika v. La Salle Thermogas Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,588 Sara Lucile Odum, Individually and as of the Estate of Bennie Lee Odum, Deceased v. The Celotex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Thornton Ex Rel. Estate of Urquhart v. M7 Aerospace LPCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Tragarz v. Keene Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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