Smalls v. Pittsburgh-Corning Corp.

OPINION BY

BOWES, J.:

■ ¶ 1 Appellant, John Crane, Inc., appeals from the judgment entered on the verdict after a jury awarded Oscar Smalls $2,000,000 for injuries related to asbestos exposure and awarded his wife, Lizzie Smalls (collectively “Appellees”), $500,000 for loss of consortium. We reverse and remand for a new trial on the sole issue of damages.

¶2 In 1954, Mr. Smalls began employment with the Philadelphia Housing Authority. For twenty-five years, Mr. Smalls performed all aspects of plumbing maintenance for the Housing Authority at its Raymond Rosen housing community. During this…