John Crane, Inc. v. Linkus

EYLER, JAMES R., J.

John Crane, Inc., defendant below and appellant herein, appeals from a judgment entered in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in this asbestos related disease case, in favor of George J. Linkus, Sr, plaintiff. On May 7, 2009, during the pendency of this appeal, Mr. Linkus died, and John Linkus, personal representative of the estate of George J. Linkus, Sr., appellee, has been substituted as a party. We shall use the designation “appellee” to refer to both Mr. Linkus and his personal representative, regardless of the context. Appellant contends the court erred in (1)…