Legal Opinion
Corporation of Mercer University v. National Gypsum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 11, 1989No. Nos. 86-8416, 86-8693PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
Mercer University filed actions in district court on April 9,1985, against several manufacturers of construction products includ*36ing defendants United States Gypsum, National Gypsum and W.R. Grace & Co. Mercer sought to recover damages in tort for injury to its property arising out of defendants’ sale to it of products containing asbestos. Mercer alleged that these products were installed in its buildings between'1906 and 1972.
Defendants moved for summary judgment, asserting that the claims were barred by the four-year statute of limitations. See Ga.Code Ann. § 9-3-30 (1982). The district…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Corporation of Mercer University v. National Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Celotex Corp. v. St. Joseph HospitalSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- St. Joseph Hospital v. Celotex Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988