LYNCH v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP.

Nos. 83-3118, 83-3119, 83-3120, 83-3121, 83-3122, 83-3123, 83-3124, 83-3125, 83-3126 and 83-3127.

710 F.2d 1194 (1983)

Lincoln LYNCH, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORPORATION, et al., Defendants, Raymark Industries, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellants (83-3118, 83-3120, 83-3121, 83-3122, 83-3123, 83-3124, 83-3125, 83-3126), Armstrong World Industries, Defendant-Appellant (83-3119), National Gypsum Company, Defendant-Appellant (83-3127).

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick J. McGavran, Frost & Jacobs, Cincinnati, Ohio, for defendants in No. 3118.

Jack McGowan, Baden, Jones, Scheper & Crehan Co., L.P.A., Hamilton, Ohio, for defendant-appellant in No. 3119.

John P. Harrington, Cincinnati, Ohio, for plaintiffs-appellees in No. 83-3118 and 83-3119.

Neil F. Freund, Young & Alexander Co., L.P.A., Dayton, Ohio, for Keene Bldge. in Nos. 3118, 3120, 3123, 3124 and 3125.

John H. Burtch (argued), Baker & Hostetler, Columbus, Ohio, for GAF Corp. in Nos. 3118, 3120, 3121, 3122, 3124 and 3125.

Michael D. Eagen, Bloom & Greene Co., L.P.A., Cincinnati, Ohio, for Celotex Corp. in Nos. 3118, 3120, 3121, 3122, 3123, 3124 and 3125.

Thomas M. Green (argued), Dayton, Ohio, for defendants-appellants in all cases.

Antonio D. Pyle, Joan P. Feldman, Pittsburgh, Pa., Melvin I. Friedman, Kreindler & Kreindler, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellees in Nos. 3120, 3121, 3123 and 3126.

Richard D. Heiser, Strauss, Troy & Ruehlmann, Co., L.P.A., Cincinnati, Ohio, for defendant-appellant in No. 83-3127.

Thomas W. Henderson, Baskin & Sears, Pittsburgh, Pa., Fredric Tilton, Cincinnati, Ohio, for plaintiffs-appellees in Nos. 3120, 3121, 3122, 3123, 3124, 3125 and 3126.

Thomas H. Terry, III (argued), Robert E. Sweeney Co., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiffs-appellees in all cases.

Before ENGEL and KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.


KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.

These consolidated appeals join inquiry into the legal impact upon pending asbestos actions of petitions for reorganization which have been filed pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq. (Code), by Unarco Industries, Inc. (Unarco)1 and Johns-Manville Sales Corporation (J-M),2 both of which are defendants...

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