Legal Opinion
Martin v. Johns-Manville Corp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 1985No. 33 Western District Appeal Docket, 1984PublishedCited by 266 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
HUTCHINSON, Justice.
Appellants,1 manufacturers of products containing asbestos, appeal by allowance Superior Court’s order reversing an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. Common Pleas had denied a motion for a new trial by appellee, an insulation worker, who claimed he was tortiously injured as a result of exposure to asbestos while installing appellants’ products for his own employer. Superior Court remanded to Common Pleas for a new trial limited to damages. 322 Pa.Super. 348, 469 A.2d 655. In so doing, it held the trial judge…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Hamil v. BashlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Feld v. MerriamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Smith v. Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Wangen v. Ford Motor Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Sidney Roginsky v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
34 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by266 opinions
- In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- In Re Paoli Railroad Yard Pcb LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Wisniewski v. Johns-Manville Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Hutchison Ex Rel. Hutchison v. LuddySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
261 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.