Legal Opinion
Abbott v. John E. Green Co.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 12, 1999No. Docket Nos. 204222, 204223, 208287 and 209156PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBandstra, P.J.
i. statement of the case
Defendants in these four consolidated cases 1 appeal by leave granted from the circuit court’s orders denying their identical motions for summary disposition. The appeals arose out of the same asbestos suit filed in 1994, when 1,375 employees and former employees of the General Motors Gray Iron Foundry in Saginaw sought to recover for personal injuries received as a result of exposure to asbestos during improvements to the foundry made in the 1960s and 1970s.
Defendants are contractors who allegedly designed, manufactured, or installed asbestos-containing materials in…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Quinto v. Cross and Peters Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1996
- House Speaker v. State Administrative BoardMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- Huron Tool and Engineering Co. v. Precision Consulting Services, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1995
- Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance v. Marlette Homes, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1998
- Meagher v. Wayne State UniversityMichigan Court of Appeals · 1997
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Sharon Gill, on her own behalf and on behalf of the Estate of Gale Gill v. Evansville Sheet Metal Works, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 2012
- Blazer Foods, Inc v. Restaurant Properties, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 2004
- Watts v. PolaczykMichigan Court of Appeals · 2000
- Pitsch v. Ese Michigan, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1999
- Hanley v. Mazda Motor Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 2000
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