Virgil v. Garlock, Inc.

BECK, Judge.

In this asbestos personal injury action, the trial court granted defendant Garlock, Inc.’s pre-trial motion to dismiss on the ground that plaintiffs Virgil and Margaret Junge failed to meet their prima facie burden of proving that Garlock’s asbestos products caused Virgil Junge’s asbestosis. We reverse. 1

Virgil Junge was employed as a boiler and machinery technician and repairman by the United States Navy and the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard over a period of thirty years. During that time, he personally handled Garlock asbestos sheet gaskets, flanges and packing. These materials…