Legal Opinion
Koker v. Armstrong Cork, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 6, 1991No. 23408-1-IPublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrosse, C.J.
The Celotex Corporation 1 and Raymark Industries, Inc. (collectively referred to as appellants) appeal a jury verdict and award to Lewis Koker and Roberta Koker (Koker) for damages arising from Mr. Koker's exposure to asbestos-containing products manufactured by appellants.
Facts
Lewis W. Koker worked as a pipefitter at the Todd and Lockheed Shipyards in Seattle from 1969 to 1971, and again from 1974 through 1986. While working at the shipyards he was exposed to asbestos-containing insulation products manufactured by the appellants. Koker claimed that as a result of this exposure to…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- McLeod v. Grant County School District No. 128Washington Supreme Court · 1953
- Cover v. CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Lockwood v. a C & S, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1987
- Davis v. Globe MacHine Manufacturing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Cole v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
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- Macias v. Saberhagen Holdings, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 2012
- Beeman v. Manville Corp. Asbestos Disease Compensation FundSupreme Court of Iowa · 1993
- Lunsford v. Saberhagen Holdings, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 2009
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