CADIEUX v. INTERNATIONAL TEL. & TEL. CORP.

No. 78-1380.

593 F.2d 142 (1979)

Louise CADIEUX, Administratrix, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CORP., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Genna, New York City, with whom Stanley J. Levy, Melvin I. Friedman, Kreindler & Kreindler, New York City, Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, Providence, R. I., and O'Brien, Shafner, Garvey, Bartinik & Stuart, Groton, Conn., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Dennis J. McCarten, Providence, R. I., with whom William A. Curran, Providence, R. I., was on brief, for Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical and Teledyne, Inc.

John F. Dolan, John W. Kershaw, and Rice, Dolan, Kiernan & Kershaw, Providence, R. I., on brief, for Raytheon Co.

Harry W. Asquith, Edward W. Moses, and Swan, Jenckes, Asquith & Davis, Providence, R. I., on brief, for Varian Associates.

Guy J. Wells, Bernard P. Healy, and Gunning, LaFazia & Gnys, Inc., Providence, R. I., on brief, for Intern. Tel. & Tel. Corp. and Rockwell Intern. Corp.

Joseph A. Kelly, and Carroll, Kelly & Murphy, Providence, R. I., on brief, for The Bendix Corp.

Francis V. Reynolds, and Anthony F. DeMarco, Providence, R. I., on brief, for General Dynamics Corp.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge, JULIAN, Senior District Judge.


COFFIN, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal in a diversity case from the district court's dismissal of a wrongful death action as time barred. We affirm.

Plaintiff-appellant sues as administratrix of her husband's estate. The decedent was an electronics technician who worked on equipment manufactured by the defendants. As a result, he was allegedly exposed to microwave and X-ray radiation. At the age of 31, the decedent...

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