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CLUTTER v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP.

Nos. 79-3004, 79-3114 and 79-3531.

646 F.2d 1151 (1981)

Mary Lou CLUTTER, Executrix of the Estate of Russell L. Clutter, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP. et al., Defendants-Appellees. George DWIGGINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC. et al., Defendants-Appellees. Martin J. McGREEVEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC. et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 7, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy M. Bittel, Sweeney, Mahon & Vlad, Thomas W. White, Robert E. Sweeney, Thomas Terry, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas P. Meaney, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio, for Asbestos Corp., Ltd.

James P. Conroy, Cleveland, Ohio, for Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd.

Charles W. Kitchen, Cleveland, Ohio, for Lake Asbestos of Quebec.

Richard E. Guster, Geo. Rooney, Jr., Akron, Ohio, for Cassiar Asbestos Corp.

Harley J. McNeal, Cleveland, Ohio, for Carey-Canadian Mines, Hedman Mines, H. K. Porter Co. and Unarco Industries.

Paul C. Wagner, Jr., McNamara, Gemperlin & Wagner and Albert J. Rhoa, Cleveland, Ohio, for Molded Material Div. of Carlisle Corp.

James L. McCrystal, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio, for World Bestos.

David Booth Beers, Shea & Gardner, Washington, D. C., for Cassiar Asbestos.

Lively M. Wilson, Stitts, McElwain & Fowler, Louisville, Ky., for defendants-appellees.

L. Edward York, York, Bonezzi & Thomas Co., LPA, Cleveland, Ohio, for Forty-Eight Insulation Co.

Robert B. Preston, Arter & Hadden, Cleveland, Ohio, for Combustion Eng.

Richard F. Stevens, Meyers, Stevens & Rea, Cleveland, Ohio, for Johns-Manville Sales Corp.

Parker M. Orr, Frank J. Cumberland, Baker & Hostetler, Cleveland, Ohio, for GAF Corp.

Michael M. Hughes, Thompson, Hine & Flory, William H. Wallace, Barbara J. Arison, Cleveland, Ohio, for Flinkote Co.

Thomas A. Dugan, Ulmer, Berne, Laronge, Glickmar & Curtis, Cleveland, Ohio, for Nicolet Indus.

William D. Bonezzi, Lakewood, Ohio, for Keene Corp., Keene Building Products and P. T. Brake Lining and Auto Friction Corp.

Robert D. Archibald, McNeal, Schick & Archibald, Cleveland, Ohio, for Unarco and Standard Asbestos.

Robert F. Hesser, Richard J. Disantis, Hesser, Armstrong, Toomey & Disantis Co., L. P. A., Cleveland, Ohio, for Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.

Philip J. Hermann, Hermann & Hermann, James C. Cahn, Cleveland, Ohio, for Pittsburgh Corning Corp.

Robert G. Quandt, Quandt, Giffels & Buck, Cleveland, Ohio, for Armstrong Cork Co.

James P. Conroy, Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Howley, Cleveland, Ohio, for Rock Wool & Atlas Asbestos.

Jerome S. Kalur, James L. Malone, Reminger & Reminger, Cleveland, Ohio, for Celotex Corp. and Gatke Corp.

Thomas G. Herman, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, H. Vincent E. Mitchell, Cleveland, Ohio, for Bendix Corp. and Owens-Corning Fiberglas.

Before MERRITT and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and MARKEY, Chief Judge.

CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

The sole question in this consolidated appeal is when, under the law of Ohio, a cause of action against a manufacturer of asbestos for injury due to exposure accrues.

Each of the three plaintiffs-appellants sued appellees, manufacturers of products containing asbestos, in separate actions before different District Court judges, claiming injury due to exposure to asbestos. Appellant Clutter was exposed to asbestos prior to...

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