HALVERSON v. LARRIVY PLUMBING & HEATING CO.

No. 81-745.

322 N.W.2d 203 (1982)

Wallace C. HALVERSON, Respondent, v. LARRIVY PLUMBING & HEATING CO., et al., Relators, and A. G. O'Brien Plumbing & Heating Co., et al., Respondents, and Travelers Insurance Co., intervenor, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

July 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hansen, Dordell, Bradt & Odlaug, St. Paul, for relators.

Michael I. Cohen, Duluth, for Halverson.

Hanft, Fride, O'Brien & Harries and Gaylord Swelbar, Duluth, for A. G. O'Brien Plumbing & Heating Co., et al.

Thomas R. Thibodeau, Duluth, for Travelers Ins. Co.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


TODD, Justice.

Wallace Halverson was exposed to asbestos fibers over a period of years while employed by a series of employers. He was ultimately diagnosed as suffering from asbestosis and as a result of the disease was forced to quit working. The Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals overturned the compensation judge's finding that the last employer was liable for all compensation and found that the second-to-the-last...

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