Legal Opinion

Jeter v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 27, 1998PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHILLER, Judge.

Appellants, Jesse Jeter, Theodore and Lu-cie Lomax, Frederick Opdenaker, Edmund and Jean Giordano, and Brooks and Marian Cropper, appeal from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying their post-trial motions for judgment n.o.v. and/or a new trial, and entering judgment in this case in favor of appel-lees, Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp., and others. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS:

Appellants brought an action for damages against appellees for injuries caused by exposure to asbestos (i.e., asbestos-related lung disease). The cases…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Hamil v. BashlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Vattimo v. Lower Bucks Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Ford v. JeffriesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Jones v. Montefiore HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Majors v. Brodhead HotelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965

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3Cited by35 opinions

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  4. Daniel v. William R. Drach Co., Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. Stanton v. Lackawanna Energy, Ltd.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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