West Berry BECTON, Sr., and Mary L. Becton
v.
RHONE-POULENC, INC., as successor to Stauffer Chemical Company, Inc.; and Courtaulds PLC.
Supreme Court of Alabama.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 7, 1997.
November 7, 1997.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Cecil Gardner of Gardner, Middlebrooks, Fleming & Hamilton, Mobile; and Janice Pennington and Misty A. Farris of Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas, TX, for appellants.
Victor T. Hudson and William W. Watts of Reams, Philips, Brooks, Schell, Gaston & Hudson, Mobile, for Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., as successor in interest to Stauffer Chemical Company, Inc.
Wesley Pipes, Cooper C. Thurber, and William E. Shreve, Jr., of Lyons, Pipes & Cook, P.C., Mobile, for Courtaulds PLC.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
HOUSTON, Justice.
On September 18, 1995, West Berry Becton1 sued Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., as successor-in-interest to Stauffer Chemical Company, Inc. ("Rhone"), and various employees of Courtaulds Fibers, Inc. ("CFI").2 On February 6, 1996, Becton amended his complaint to add Courtaulds PLC as a defendant. Becton alleged that while employed with CFI, he sustained various injuries as a result of his continuous exposure...
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