Wilson v. John Crane, Inc.

This case raises questions relating to the discretion of a trial court when a defendant corporation in asbestos litigation seeks the withdrawal or amendment of admissions that were conclusively established due to that defendant’s failure to respond to plaintiffs’ request for admissions within the prescribed time frame.

The instant appeal involves a personal injury asbestos case that was tried before a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, beginning on June 26, 2002. 1 Catherine Wilson, surviving spouse, and other immediate family members (collectively, the “petitioners”) brought suit…