Getty Oil Co. v. Heim

DUFFY, Justice:

This appeal involves survival and wrongful death actions arising from a fire at the Delaware City Refinery of Getty Oil Company. In the Superior Court three plaintiffs asserted various claims against Getty and/or Koppers Company, Inc., and/or Catalytic, Inc.; one plaintiff (Rose T. Walker) and two defendants (Koppers and Catalytic) are not parties to the appeal.

Several motions for summary judgment were submitted to the Superior Court, which made the following rulings in its opinion and order dated August 16, 1976:

“To summarize, defendant’s (Koppers Company, Inc.) motion for…