McDANIEL v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP.

Nos. 77 C 3534, 78 C 128 and 78 C 866.

487 F.Supp. 714 (1978)

John D. McDANIEL; Merrill K. King; Mary King; Roy H. Grissom; Denise Grissom; Lyle J. Cameron; Martin P. Bridges; Nellie W. Aker, Individually, and as personal representative of Virgil G. Aker; Drew N. Barton, Individually, and as personal representative of Elmer Barton; Marjorie T. George, Individually, and as personal representative of Walter George; Savannah Hawthorne, Individually, and as administrator of the estate of Warner W. Hawthorne; Theodore Kliora, Individually, and as executor of the estate of Mamarth Kliora; Nellie M. Scott, Individually, and as personal representative of Lenard C. Scott; Lorene C. Scott, Individually, and as executor of the estate of Olen C. Scott; Costah M. Stidham, Individually, and as personal representative of James O. Stidham, Plaintiffs, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP.; Cassiar Asbestos Corp., Ltd.; Canadian Johns-Manville Asbestos, Ltd.; Canadian Johns-Manville Company, Ltd.; Advocate Mines, Ltd.; GEFCO; Cape Asbestos Company, Ltd.; E.G.N.E.P., Ltd.; Johns-Manville Corp.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Defendants. Marjorie OCASEK, Administrator of the Estate of William Hurst, Plaintiff, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP.; Cassiar Asbestos Corp.; Canadian Johns-Manville Asbestos, Ltd.; Advocate Mines, Ltd.; GEFCO; Cape Asbestos Company, E.G.N.E.P., Ltd.; Johns-Manville Corp. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Defendants. Reynaldo GUILLEN and Guadalupe Guillen, Plaintiffs, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP.; Cassiar Asbestos Corp., Ltd.; Canadian Johns-Manville Asbestos, Ltd.; Canadian Johns-Manville Company, Ltd.; Advocate Mines, Ltd., GEFCO; Cape Asbestos Company, Ltd.; E.G.N.E.P., Ltd.; Johns-Manville Corp.; and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

June 16, 1978.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KIRKLAND, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the following motions: (1) a Motion to Dismiss by defendants Johns-Manville Corporation, Johns-Manville Sales Corporation, Canadian Johns-Manville Asbestos, Ltd. and Canadian Johns-Manville Company, Ltd.; and (2) a Motion to Quash Service of Summons by defendant Cassiar Asbestos Corporation.

The Complaint alleges that plaintiffs were injured by inhaling asbestos...

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