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KLINE v. JOHNS-MANVILLE

Nos. 83-2682, 83-2686 to 83-2691.

745 F.2d 1217 (1984)

Raymond J. KLINE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE, et al., Defendants, and Pittsburg-Corning Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 23, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Carlson, Oakland, Cal., John Gigounas, Simpson & Gigounas, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

James N. Penrod, Hassard, Bonnington, Rogers & Huber, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before TANG, CANBY and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the question whether California's rule imposing liability on a successor corporation for its predecessor's defective products applies when the successor purchases not the entire assets of the predecessor, but only one part of the predecessor's business. The district court refused to apply successor liability in cases of partial acquisition. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

From 1936 until 1962, Unarco manufactured an...

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