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ANTHONY v. KOPPERS CO., INC.

284 Pa.Super. 81 (1980)

425 A.2d 428

Genevieve ANTHONY, Admrx. of the Estate of Robert D. Anthony; Vernell Brown, Admrx. of the Estate of William H. Brown; Emily L. Mellott, Admrx. of the Estate of Ralph L. Mellott; Mabel Sharp, Admrx. of the Estate of Gilbert H. Sharp; and Elizabeth Straver, Admrx. of the Estate of Kelvin Straver v. KOPPERS COMPANY, INC., Allied Chemical Corporation and Salem Corporation, Appellants v. BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 7, 1980.

Reargument Denied February 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avrum Levicoff, Pittsburgh, for Koppers, appellant.

John W. Jordan, IV, Pittsburgh, for Allied, appellant.

Herbert B. Conner, Pittsburgh, for Salem, appellant.

Blair S. McMillin, Pittsburgh, for Bethlehem, appellee.

Scott L. Melton, Conway, for Anthony, et al., appellees.

Before SPAETH, WICKERSHAM and LIPEZ, JJ.

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying motions for summary judgment. The appeal raises an important question concerning the statutes of limitation applicable to actions in survival and for wrongful death.

Each appellee is administrator of the estate of her deceased husband. In October 1977 appellees brought actions in survival and for wrongful death against appellants, claiming that emissions from coke ovens erected by appellants had caused...

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