United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Johns-Manville Products Corporation appeals from an adverse judgment in a jury trial in which John A. Karjala, the plaintiff below, was awarded $200,000 for damages sustained as a result of contracting asbestosis from the use of appellant's asbestos products. We affirm the judgment upon the narrow grounds discussed below.
John A. Karjala began working as an installer of asbestos insulation in 1948. Between then and June, 1966...
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