Mary AYO, Widow of Murphy Ayo, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
September 23, 1985.
September 23, 1985.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
M.H. Gertler, Cheryl A. Denney, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.
Windhorst, Pastorek & Gaudry, Keith G. Contreary, Gretna, La., for Celotex Corp.
Christovich & Kearney, Michael M. Christovich, New Orleans, La., for Armstrong World Industries.
Porteous, Hainkel, Johnson & Sarpy, James S. Thompson, New Orleans, La., for Pittsburg Corning Corp.
Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner, Felix R. Weill, Mary H. Thompson, Baton Rouge, La., for Nicolet, Inc.
Bryan, Nelson, Allen & Schroeder, Maria I. O'B Stephenson, New Orleans, La., for Rock Wool Mfg. Co.
Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon, William L. Brockman, New Orleans, La., for GAF Corp.
Michael T. Cali, John C. Reynolds, New Orleans, La., for Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp.
McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang, J. Michael Johnson, Linda S. Harang, New Orleans, La., for Combustion Engineering, Inc.
William C. Kaufman, III, Baton Rouge, La., for Fibreboard Corp. &/or Pabco Corp.
O'Keefe, O'Keefe & Berrigan, Stephen M. Bernstein, New Orleans, La., for Forty Eight Insulations, Inc.
Ethel H. Cohen, Robert E. Kerrigan, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Southern Textile Corp.
Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, Robert S. Rooth, Jonathan C. McCall, New Orleans, La., for Owens Illinois, Inc.
Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Kathleen M. Overcash, Bert Wilson, Lafayette, La., for Keene Corp.
Landry, Watkins & Bonin, Jacob D. Landry, New Iberia, La., for Flintkote Corp.
Montgomery, Barnett, Brown & Read, Sylvia Landry, New Orleans, La., for Raymark Industries, Inc.
Leach & Paysse, Michael A. Britt, New Orleans, La., for Atlas Turner, Inc.
Lugenbuhl, Larzelere & Ellefson, Vance E. Ellefson, Anthony J. Staines, New Orleans, La., for Eagle Picher.
Before REAVLEY, TATE, and HILL, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:
After subjecting himself to the dual hazards of cigarette smoking and asbestos work for most of his adult life, Murphy Ayo died from carcinoma of the lung on July 2, 1977, at the age of forty-eight. Plaintiff-Appellant Mary Ayo on behalf of herself and her children brought this diversity suit against Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and numerous other asbestos manufacturers, distributors, and sellers on July 28, 1983, alleging that...
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