STAIANO v. JOHNS MANVILLE CORP.


304 Pa.Super. 280 (1982)

450 A.2d 681

Carman STAIANO and Rita Staiano, his wife, Appellants, v. JOHNS MANVILLE CORP., and Johns Manville Sales Corp. and Raybesto Manhatten, Inc. and Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. and Forty-Eight Insulation, Inc., and Nicolet Industries, Inc., and Pittsburgh Corning Corporation and Celotex Corp., and Armstrong Cork Company and Unarco Industries, Inc., and H. K. Porter Co., Inc. and Southern Asbestos Company and J.P. Stevens, Inc., and Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., and Amatex Corp., and Delaware Asbestos and Rubber Company and, Fibreboard Corporation and Pacor, Inc. and Keene Corporation.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed September 3, 1982.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied February 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Paul, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Barbara Markham and Jo Marjorie Fineman, Philadelphia, for appellees.

Before SPAETH, BECK and LIPEZ, JJ.


SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order entering summary judgment. The question is whether the lower court erred in finding appellants' claims barred by the statute of limitations. We have concluded that the court did not err, and therefore affirm.

Appellants' action is in trespass and assumpsit and is in four counts: negligence, breach of warranty, strict liability, fraud and conspiracy. Appellant-husband asks damages for personal injuries sustained...

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