Billsborrow v. Dow Chemical, U.S.A.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Thompson, J.
On August 12, 1978, the plaintiff’s 22-year-old decedent, Christopher Billsborrow, died from cardiac arrest caused by the inhalation of highly toxic vapors from a chlorinated solvent known as trichloroethylene. At the time of his death, Billsborrow, an employee of Welmetco, Ltd. (hereinafter Welmetco), was engaged in cleaning a vapor-degreasing machine owned by Eastern-Salkover Metal Processing Corp. (hereinafter Eastern). Welmetco was a sheet metal manufacturer in Melville, New York. Eastern, an affiliated corporation, processed metal parts and was located at…
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