Legal Opinion
J.H. France Refractories Co. v. Allstate Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 27, 1993No. 109-113 E.D. Appeal Docket 1988PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
This case was before us in 1989 to determine the jurisdiction of the trial court when it was alleged that all indispensable parties were not joined in the action. Our opinion in that appeal is helpful in understanding the background of the case.
The factual background of the case is that J.H. France Refractories Company (hereinafter J.H. France) and its now wholly-owned subsidiary, the Van Brunt Company, between 1956 and 1972 manufactured and marketed a product containing asbestos. J.H. France also marketed and continues to market products containing…
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