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BELL v. KOPPERS CO., INC.

481 Pa. 454 (1978)

392 A.2d 1380

Walter E. BELL and Marguerite Bell, his wife, Lura Foster, Administratrix of the Estate of Ben Foster and Rebecca May, Administratrix of the Estate of John Eddie May, v. KOPPERS CO., INC., Allied Chemical Corporation, Appellants, and Salem Corporation v. UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 27, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Reinstadtler, Avrum Levicoff, Egler & Reinstadtler, Pittsburgh, for Koppers Co., Inc.

James R. Hartline, Thomson, Rhodes & Grigsby, Pittsburgh, for Allied Chemical Corp.

Richard F. Lerach, Pittsburgh, for U.S. Steel Co.

Herbert B. Conner, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Pittsburgh, for Salem Corp.

John Alan Conte, Conway, David L. Lichtenstein, Pittsburgh, for Walter E. Bell, et ux.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice.

Plaintiff, employees of United States Steel Corporation, filed suit on August 25, 1976, against appellants, Koppers Co., Inc., and Allied Chemical Corporation, and co-defendant Salem Corporation for personal injuries and/or wrongful deaths caused by occupational exposure to substances emitted by coke ovens at the premises of United States Steel Corporation. Appellant, Koppers, filed a third party complaint against appellee, United...

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