Legal Opinion
Wyatt v. A-Best Products Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 30, 1995PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUSANO, Judge.
The complaint in this case seeks damages for lung disease caused by exposure to asbestos. Herbert E. Wyatt (Wyatt) sued numerous manufacturers and sellers of products to which he was allegedly exposed during his working years. His wife, Brenda Wyatt, sued for loss of consortium. The trial judge granted the defendants summary judgment. He held that the Wyatts’ action was time-barred by the ten-year statute of repose found at T.C.A. § 29-28-103(a)1, a part of the Tennessee Products Liability Act of 1978 (TPLA)2. He also concluded that the 1979 amendment3 to the TPLA, codified at…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Kochins v. Linden-Alimak, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Carson Creek Vacation Resorts, Inc. v. State, Department of RevenueTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Penley v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Ingram v. EarthmanCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
- Gliemmo v. CousineauSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Dotson v. BlakeTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Jones v. Methodist HealthcareCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
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