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prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,796 Mary Ayo, Widow of Murphy Ayo v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1985No. 85-3134PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:
After subjecting'himself to the dual hazards of cigarette smoking and asbestos work for most of his adult life, Murphy Ayo died from carcinoma of the lung on July 2, 1977, at the age of forty-eight. Plaintiff-Appellant Mary Ayo on behalf of herself and her children brought this diversity suit against Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and numerous other asbestos manufacturers, distributors, and sellers on July 28, 1983, alleging that the defendants caused or contributed to her husband’s and her children’s father’s death. The complaint charged two causes of…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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