Legal Opinion
Barnett v. City of Yonkers
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 8, 1990No. 87 Civ. 5401 (JFK)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KEENAN, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff in this wrongful death and loss of services, society and consortium action alleges that plaintiff’s decedent’s death was caused by exposure to friable asbestos while decedent was a student at Walt Whitman Junior High School in Yonkers (the “school”) between 1967 and 1970. This ease differs from the typical asbestos-related lawsuit in that plaintiff has not sued asbestos millers, manufacturers or distributors. Here, plaintiff has named the City of Yonkers and its Board of Education (the “Board”) as defendants, claiming that these…
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