Foster v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Gertrude Foster appeals from the District Court’s granting of defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiff’s action is barred by Iowa’s two-year statute of limitation for personal injury actions. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse and remand.

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Plaintiff and her husband, John W. Foster, filed this products liability action on March 12, 1982 to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by Mr. Foster because of his exposure to asbestos products manufactured by various corporations. Mr. Foster was a…