IN RE JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP.

Bankruptcy Nos. 82 B 11656 through 82 B 11676.

36 B.R. 743 (1984)

In re JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, et al., Debtors.

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York.

January 23, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson, Russell, Kill & Olick, P.C. by Arthur S. Olick, New York City, for Keene Corp.

Davis, Polk & Wardwell by Stephen H. Case, Lowell Gordon Harriss, Miriam G. Cedarbaum, and Levin & Weintraub & Crames by Michael J. Crames, New York City, for Johns-Manville Corporation, et al., debtors.

Moses & Singer by Robert J. Rosenberg, Babette Tenzer, Michael S. Kushner, New York City, for the Committee of Asbestos-Related Litigants and/or Creditors.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy by John J. Jerome, New York City, for the Committee of Unsecured Creditors.

Hahn & Hessen by George A. Hahn, Angela G. Tese, New York City, for the Committee of Equity Security Holders.

Greene, O'Reilly, Agnew & Broillet by George M. Rosenberg, Charles B. O'Reilly, Aaron H. Simon, Franklin A. Bonin, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff Peter John Robinson; Finkel, Goldstein & Berzow, New York City, of counsel.

Gilbert, Segall & Young by Elihu Inselbuch, New York City, for Daniel J. Burke.


DECISION AND ORDER ON KEENE'S MOTION TO APPOINT A LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR FUTURE CLAIMANTS

BURTON R. LIFLAND, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. Introduction and Issue Presented

Keene Corp. has put before this Court a motion to appoint a legal representative for asbestos-exposed future claimants in the Manville reorganization case. It is abundantly clear that the Manville reorganization will have to be accountable to future asbestos claimants whose compelling...

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