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VAUGHAN v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP.

No. 79-1580.

662 F.2d 251 (1981)

Rosetta VAUGHAN, Executrix of the Estate of James William Vaughan, Deceased, Appellant, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, and Johns-Manville Sales Corporation, successor by merger to Johns-Manville Products Corporation, Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Third-Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 5, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel Klein, Washington, D. C. (Richard S. Glasser, Ronald F. Schmidt, Glasser & Glasser, Norfolk, Va., Robert R. Hatten, Patten & Wornom, Newport News, Va., Gene Locks, Philadelphia, Pa., on brief), for appellant.

C. Michael Montgomery, Norfolk, Va. (Steven C. Schwartz, Sewell, McCoy, Dalton, Hughes, Gore & Timms, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellees.

Before WIDENER, HALL and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Rosetta Vaughan, as Executrix of the estate of James W. Vaughan, appeals the order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of various asbestos manufacturers in her suit for wrongful death. The complaint alleged that her husband, a 30-year veteran of the United States Navy, had died from a form of cancer which was caused by his constant exposure to asbestos dust in the performance of his duties. The district court, in a separate order which...

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