Biesterfeld v. Asbestos Corp. of America

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

Helen Biesterfeld and Viola Langseth, as personal representatives of the estate of Raymond E. Baron, appeal from a judgment dated August 3, 1990, issued by the District Court for the East Central Judicial District. Plaintiffs assert that the district court erred in granting the defendants’ 1 motions for summary judgment on the basis that the time permitted under the statute of limitations for the action had expired. We reverse and remand for jury trial.

In September of 1987, Baron commenced this action against the defendant manufacturers, miners, processors, importers,…