Legal Opinion
Potts v. Celotex Corp.
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided December 6, 1988No. Civ. 3-88-089PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JARVIS, District Judge.
This products liability action was filed by Elizabeth Ann Potts, individually and as next of kin of Harold Lamar Potts, who died on July 16,1987. [See Doc. 1], In her complaint, Mrs. Potts contends that her husband “developed an asbestos-related illness, mesothelioma” directly and proximately caused by his occupational exposure to asbestos-containing insulation products manufactured, distributed or sold by defendants. [See id. ]. Jurisdiction is predicated on diversity of citizenship and the amount in controversy exceeding $10,-000.00, see 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Teeters v. CurreyTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
- McCroskey v. Bryant Air Conditioning CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Foster v. HarrisTennessee Supreme Court · 1982
- Security Bank & Trust Co. of Ponca City v. Fabricating, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Potts v. Celotex Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1990