Legal Opinion
Steinhardt v. Johns-Manville Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 29, 1981PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The orders of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Plaintiffs in these actions, asserting injuries caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles, each commenced his action more than four years after their or their decedents’ last employment-related exposure to asbestos. In Schmidt v Merchants Desp. Transp. Co. (270 NY 287), where the plaintiff alleged that the inhalation of dust while in the defendant’s employ caused him to contract the disease known as pneumoconiosis, this court held that the statutory period of limitations began to run when…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schmidt v. Merchants Despatch Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Schwartz v. Heyden Newport Chemical Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Thornton v. Roosevelt HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
3Cited by97 opinions
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
- Blannie S. Wilson, Administratrix of the Estate of Henry J. Wilson, Deceased v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- In Re Johns-Manville Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- American Home Products Corp. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Findley v. Blinken (In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation)District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
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