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ROSS v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP.

No. 84-1528.

766 F.2d 823 (1985)

Jean E. ROSS, Executrix of the Estate of Urban F. Ross, Deceased, and in her own right, Appellant, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, Johns-Manville Sales Corporation, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., Unarco Industries, Inc., H.K. Porter Company, Inc., and Amatex Corporation, Appellees, v. OWENS-ILLINOIS GLASS COMPANY, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Celotex Corporation, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, GAF Corporation, Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc., Nicolet Industries, Southern Textile Corporation, Keene Corporation, Garlock, Inc., and Pacor, Inc., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 10, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Grietzer (Argued), Marc P. Weingarten, Greitzer and Locks, Wilfred Lorry, Lorry & Hymowitz, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

James F. Hammill, Peter J. Lynch, Therese M. Keeley, Nathan A. Schachtman (Argued), McCarter & English, Cherry Hill, N.J., for appellee Owens-Illinois Glass Co.

Andrew Trevelise, Michael J. Plevyak, Malcolm & Riley, P.C., West Chester, Pa., for appellee Celotex Corp.

Charles J. Kalinoski, Edward Greer, Mesirov, Gelman, Jaffe, Cramer & Jamieson, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee GAF Corp.

Edward J. David, Curran, Mylotte, David & Fitzpatrick, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Pittsburgh Corning Corp.

Walter D. Meeley, Bennett, Bricklin, Saltzburg & Fullem, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Nicolet Industries, Inc.

Joseph H. Foster, Deborah A. Romanski, White and Williams, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees H.K. Porter Co., Inc., Southern Textile Corp., Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc.

Barbara Pennell, Thompson & Pennell, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.

Arthur Makadon, William A. Slaughter, James Coleman, Oliver C. Biddle, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Raybestos Manhattan, Inc.

John Patrick Kelley, Krusen, Evans and Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

Fredric L. Goldfein, Ominsky, Joseph & Welsh, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Garlock, Inc.

John F. Ledwith, Perry S. Bechtle, LaBrum & Doak, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Keene Corp.

G. Daniel Bruch, Jr., Swartz, Campbell & Detweiler, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Pacor, Inc.

Before SEITZ, WEIS and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Circuit Judge.

Jean E. Ross, as executrix of the estate of Urban F. Ross and in her own right, appeals from orders of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants and third-party defendants in this personal injury action. Subject matter jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (1982). This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982).

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