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COYNE v. PORTER-HAYDEN CO.

286 Pa.Super. 1 (1981)

428 A.2d 208

Eleanor COYNE, Administratrix of the Estate of Richard H. Coyne, deceased and Eleanor Coyne, in her own right, Appellant, v. PORTER-HAYDEN COMPANY, Melrath Gasket and Supply Company, Crane Packing Company and Johns-Manville Products Corporation, v. RAYBESTOS MANHATTAN, INC., Allied Chemical Corporation, Carolina Asbestos, Southern Asbestos, a/k/a H.K. Porter Company, Inc., Amatex Corporation, Bulk Asbestos Company, Eureka Packing Company, Donald R. Fitzgerald and Gatke Corporation.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 3, 1981.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied September 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Shein, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Lionel B. Gumnit, Philadelphia, for Eureka, appellee.

Murray Levin, Philadelphia, did not file a brief on behalf of Fitzgerald, appellee.

Robert M. Britton, Philadelphia, did not file a brief on behalf of Gatke, appellee.

George D. Sheehan, Philadelphia, for Porter-Hayden, appellee.

John S. Kokonos, Philadelphia, did not file a brief on behalf of Melrath Gasket, appellee.

Howard M. Girsh, Philadelphia, did not file a brief on behalf of Crane, appellee.

Paul R. Brady, Philadelphia, for Johns-Manville, appellee.

John F. Naulty, Philadelphia, did not file a brief on behalf of Raybestos, appellee.

Joseph A. Gerber, Philadelphia, did not file a brief on behalf of Allied, appellee.

Joseph H. Foster, Philadelphia, did not file a brief on behalf of Southern Asbestos, appellee.

Francis E. Shields, Alan K. Cotler, Philadelphia, for Amatex, appellee.

Before BROSKY, HOFFMAN and CIRILLO, JJ.

HOFFMAN, Judge:

These consolidated appeals arise from wrongful death and survival actions brought by plaintiff-appellant. In two separate orders, the lower court granted judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendants Porter-Hayden Company, Melrath Gasket and Supply Company, Crane Packing Company, and Johns-Manville Products Corporation (defendants) and additional defendant Amatex Corporation (Amatex) on the ground that the actions were barred by the applicable statutes...

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