Legal Opinion
Spaur v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 19, 1994No. 92-1452PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREASEN, Justice.
Robert and Marilyn Spaur, husband and wife, brought suit against Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (OCF), and several other defendants to recover damages for personal injury resulting from the husband’s exposure to defendants’ asbestos-containing products. By the time the ease went to the jury all defendants except OCF either settled with Spaurs or were dismissed. The jury awarded compensatory damages, loss of consortium damages, and punitive damages against OCF. This appeal followed.
OCF claims the trial court erred in failing to: (1) grant its motion for a directed…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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3Cited by87 opinions
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