Legal Opinion
Jessop v. ACF INDUSTRIES, LLC
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 21, 2004PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
TAMILIA, J.:
¶ 1 Janet F. Jessop, as administrator of the estate of Harold W. Jessop and in her own right, appeals the January 22, 2004 Order granting appellees’ motion to dismiss this asbestos tort case on the basis of forum non conveniens and granting appel-lees leave to re-file the lawsuit in Kansas. Jessop alleges her husband died from Mesothelioma he contracted as a result of asbestos exposure during his sixteen year career working as an electrician for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.
¶ 2 The record reveals the following pertinent factual and procedural history.…
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