Legal Opinion
Lee v. Celotex Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 12, 1985No. 84-8273PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Jack H. Lee, 59, died of mesothelioma of the lung, a cancer caused by asbestos. He had been exposed to asbestos fibers over a five-year work span. This suit alleged that part of that exposure was to asbestos dust emitted from products manufactured by defendant National Gypsum Company. The district court entered summary judgment for defendant on the ground that plaintiff had failed to show Lee’s exposure to any asbestos-containing product manufactured by National Gypsum. Sustaining the district court’s decision that to state a claim in such a case a plaintiff must show…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Wilma Virginia Ferguson v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Impossible Electronics Techniques, Inc. v. Wackenhut Protective Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Daniels v. Twin Oaks Nursing HomeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Benjamin H. Blackston, Wilmer L. Ring, John N. Turner, James N. Tanksley and Foster G. Hickox v. Shook and Fletcher Insulation Co., Ac & S, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by18 opinions
- William L. Tippens, Deceased, Nell P. Tippens, Individually and as Widow of William L. Tippens v. The Celotex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Parker v. Brush Wellman, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2005
- Trinell King v. Ricky PridmoreCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,588 Sara Lucile Odum, Individually and as of the Estate of Bennie Lee Odum, Deceased v. The Celotex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Metropolitan Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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