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Wright v. General Electric Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided November 30, 2007No. 2006-CA-000080-MRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROSENBLUM, Senior Judge.

Ballard and Faye Wright appeal from an order of Greenup Circuit Court granting summary judgment to General Electric Corporation upon their common law tort claims for injuries allegedly sustained by Ballard from exposure to asbestos during his employment as a railroad worker for CSX Transportation, Inc., and its predecessor, Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company (C & 0). The appellee, General Electric, designed and manufactured locomotives and provided component parts incorporated into the locomotives and railroad cars used by the railroad carriers. The Wrights…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. San Diego Building Trades Council v. GarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Medtronic, Inc. v. LohrSupreme Court of the United States · 1996

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. Kindred Nursing Centers Ltd. Partnership v. LeffewCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2013

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