Legal Opinion

Tohan v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 10, 1997No. 03375PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTEMURO, Judge.

Appellants, Rudolph and Wanda Tohan, appeal from the judgment entered October 31, 1996 in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in favor of Appellees, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation and numerous other asbestos manufacturers and suppliers.1 We find that because Appellants failed to perfect an appeal within thirty days of the trial court’s December 1, 1993 entry of summary judgment, we must quash this appeal as untimely.

On March 18, 1988, Appellants filed suit against Appellees in a consolidated asbestos matter, seeking damages resulting from Appellant-husband’s…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Pocono International Raceway, Inc. v. Pocono Produce, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Hayward v. Medical CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Sweener v. First Baptist Church of EmporiumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. White v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Baumgart v. Keene Building Products Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  3. Moses v. T.N.T. Red Star ExpressSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. DiGregorio v. Keystone Health Plan EastSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Forrester v. HansonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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