Legal Opinion
Ehret v. Congoleum Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 4, 1999No. B116070PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KUHL, J.*
Congoleum Corporation (Congoleum) appeals from a judgment entered in favor of the heirs of Robert Ehret (Ehret) in this wrongful death asbestos litigation. Two issues are presented. The first is whether the trial court erred in granting a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), eliminating the jury’s apportionment of liability to manufacturers of asbestos flooring in addition to Congoleum. In the unpublished portion of this opinion, we find that the jury’s verdict was supported by substantial evidence and reverse the trial court’s grant of a JNOV. The second issue…
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