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RICHOUX v. ARMSTRONG CORK CORP.

No. 85-3231 Summary Calendar.

777 F.2d 296 (1985)

Doris RICHOUX, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of the deceased, Paul G. Richoux, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ARMSTRONG CORK CORPORATION, et al., Defendants, and Southern Textile Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Doris RICHOUX, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of the deceased, Paul G. Richoux, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LYKES BROTHERS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC., Defendants, and Southern Textile Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 29, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M.H. Gertler, Cheryl A. Denney, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ethel H. Cohen, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON and JONES, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge.

A widow sued several manufacturers of asbestos products alleging that her husband's death resulted from exposure to their products. The district court granted summary judgment dismissing the claim against a particular manufacturer because the plaintiff had not introduced facts tending directly to establish her husband's exposure to the defendant's product. We reverse because the plaintiff proffered sufficient evidence from which causation...

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