Legal Opinion
Muriel Laney, Personal Representative of the Estate of William Laney v. Celotex Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1990No. 89-1217PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1320JOHNSTONE, Chief District Judge.
This is a diversity personal injury action arising from an alleged asbestos exposure. The issues on appeal are whether the trial court erred in: 1) excluding evidence of a third-party’s negligence, 2) admitting certain letters to show knowledge on the part of Defendant, and 3) failing to use a state-mandated verdict form. Finding error in the exclusion of the evidence of a third-party’s negligence, we reverse and remand for a new trial. It is not necessary to decide the remaining issues.
William Laney was allegedly exposed to asbestos while a worker at the Dow…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Carl W. Hines v. Joy Manufacturing Company and Long-Airdox Company, a Division of the Marmon Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Larry R. Williams v. Union Carbide CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Holloway v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1978
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