BROWN v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 82-2678.

441 So.2d 1098 (1983)

Elbert BROWN and Edith Brown, Appellants, v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.; the Celotex Corporation; Nicolet, Inc.; Gaf Corporation; Pittsburgh Corning Corporation; Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Combustion Engineering, Inc.; and Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied December 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick M. Baron and Jane N. Saginaw, Robles & Robles, and Brian Weinstein, Dallas, Tex., for appellants.

Shackleford, Farrior, Stallings & Evans and Charles P. Schropp and Raymond T. Elligett, Jr. and Clark Jordan-Holmes, Tampa, Harold C. Knecht, Jr., Coral Gables, Stephens, Lynn, Chernay & Klein and Debra Levy Neimark, Kimbrell, Hamann, Jennings, Womack, Carlson & Kniskern and Michael K. McLemore, Miami, Marks, Gray, Conroy & Gibbs and James C. Rinaman, Jacksonville, Blackwell, Walker, Gray, Powers, Flick & Hoehl and James C. Bleck, Miami, for appellees.

Before BARKDULL, DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The trial court entered final summary judgment for the defendants on the ground that the action, commenced July 31, 1979, was barred by the applicable statute of limitations, Section 95.11(3), Florida Statutes (1979).1 We reverse because there remains a material factual issue as to whether claimant, prior to July 31, 1975, in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have known...

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