LOWE v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP.

Civ. A. No. 82-2131.

604 F.Supp. 1123 (1985)

Eugene LOWE and Margaret Lowe, h/w v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, Johns-Manville Sales Corporation, Raybestos Manhattan, Owens-Illinois, Celotex, Eagle-Picher, Keene Corporation, Nicolet Industries, Inc., Amatex, Pittsburgh-Corning, Unarco, Armstrong World, GAF Corporation, Fibreboard Corporation, Pacor, Inc., Porter Hayden, Forty Eight Insulations, Inc., Dar Industrial Products, Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Southern Textile Company, H.K. Porter Co.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

March 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence D. Levin, Wyncote, Pa., Martin Greitzer, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Robert St. Leger Goggin, Philadelphia, Pa., for Johns-Manville Corp. and Johns-Manville Sales Corp.

Arthur Makadon, Philadelphia, Pa., for Raybestos Manhattan.

Nathan A. Schachtman, Peter J. Lynch, Cherry Hill, N.J., for Owens-Illinois.

Thomas O. Malcolm, Edmund K. John, Andrew J. Trevelise, West Chester, Pa., for Celotex.

Victor L. Drexel, Norristown, Pa., Francis E. Shields, Philadelphia, Pa., for Amatex.

Edward J. David, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pittsburgh-Corning.

Dudley Hughes, Philadelphia, Pa., for Unarco.

Joseph M. O'Neill, Philadelphia, Pa., for Armstrong World.

Charles J. Kalinoski, Edward Greer, Philadelphia, Pa., for Gaf Corp.

Barbara Pennell, Joseph R. Thompson, Philadelphia, Pa., for Eagle-Picher.

John Ledwith, Leslie A. Miller, Francis G. Wenzel, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for Keene Corp.

Mark O. Denehy, Philadelphia, Pa., for Nicolet Industries, Inc.

Peter P. Liebert, III, Philadelphia, Pa., for Fibreboard Corp.

G. Daniel Bruch, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for Pacor, Inc.

John Patrick Kelley, Philadelphia, Pa., for Owens-Corning Fiberglas.

Joseph H. Foster, Philadelphia, Pa., for Southern Textile Co. and H.K. Porter Co.


OPINION

LUONGO, Chief Judge.

In this lawsuit, plaintiffs Joseph Eugene Lowe and James Albert Lowe ("plaintiffs") seek recovery as personal representatives of Eugene Lowe (Lowe) for injuries sustained by Lowe as a result of his occupational exposure to asbestos. The defendants have moved for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiffs' claims are barred by the statute of limitations. Because I conclude that a genuine issue of material fact exists as to...

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