James C. SANFORD, et ux., Plaintiffs,
v.
The CELOTEX CORP., et al., Defendants.
United States District Court, M.D. Tennessee, Nashville Division.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
October 3, 1984.
October 3, 1984.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
H. Douglas Nichol, Gillenwater, Nichol & Ames, Knoxville, Tenn., for plaintiffs.
Maclin P. Davis, Jr., William L. Brooks, George E. Copple, Jr., Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis, Nashville, Tenn., for National Gypsum.
G.W. Morton, Jr., Morton, Lewis, King & Krieg, Knoxville, Tenn., for Combustion Engineering.
William A. Young, Taylor & Groover, Knoxville, Tenn., for Fibreboard Corp.
Carter J. Lynch, Witt, Gaither & Whitaker, Chattanooga, Tenn., for GAF Corp.
Debra L. Fulton, Key, Lee & Layman, Knoxville, Tenn., for Flintkote Co.
Darryl G. Lowe, Kennerly, Montgomery & Finley, Knoxville, Tenn., for U.S. Gypsum.
James M. Doran, Jr., Mark J. Patterson, Manier, White, Herod, Hollabaugh & Smith, Nashville, Tenn., for Standard Asbestos.
Trabue, Sturdivant & DeWitt, Gayle Malone, Jr., Charles C. Trabue, III, Nashville, Tenn., for Pittsburgh Corning.
George B. McGugin, William P. Sutherland, Watkins, McGugin, McNeilly & Rowan, Nashville, Tenn., for Celotex.
Louis C. Woolf, Robert G. McDowell, J. Randolph Bibb, Jr., Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry & Woolf, Nashville, Tenn., for Owen-Illinois.
Douglas Fisher, Howell, Fisher, Branham & North, Nashville, Tenn., for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Patti Jane Lay Fisher, Kennerly, Montgomery & Finley, Knoxville, Tenn., for Empire Ace.
William F. Alley, Jr., Julia S. Howard, Robert R. Campbell, Hodges, Doughty & Carson, Knoxville, Tenn., for Forty-Eight Insulation, Eagle-Picher, Armstrong World and Keene.
Donald F. Paine, Dwight E. Tarwater, Gwendolyn K. Rogers, Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis, Knoxville, Tenn., for Raymark.
Stephen C. Daves, O'Neil, Parker & Williamson, Knoxville, Tenn., for Atlas Asbestos.
Martin L. Ellis, Butler, Vines, Babb & Threadgill, Knoxville, Tenn., for Rock Wool Manufacturing.
United States District Court, M.D. Tennessee, Nashville Division.
MEMORANDUM
WISEMAN, Chief Judge.
This memorandum addresses defendants' motion in limine seeking dismissal of plaintiffs' claim for punitive damages set forth in the complaint. Defendants contend that punitive damages are inappropriate in strict products liability asbestos litigation such as the action before this Court. For the reasons stated below, this Court agrees with defendants' contention, and their motion is granted.
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