Mississippi Valley Silica Company, Inc. v. Dorothy Barnett

WILSON, J„ FOR THE COURT:

¶1. From about 1960 to 1970, Howard Barnett worked for Mississippi Steel and Iron- Company (MSIC) approximately forty to sixty-five feet away from sandblasting operations. Howard and a coworker both testified that silica sand supplied by Mississippi Valley Silica Company (Valley) was one of two brands of sand used in the sandblasting. They also testified that their work conditions were extremely dusty due to the nearby sandblasting operations. Howard was eventually diagnosed with silicosis, and he filed suit against Valley and other defendants, alleging that his…