BLACKSTON v. SHOOK & FLETCHER INSULATION CO.

No. 83-8553.

764 F.2d 1480 (1985)

Benjamin H. BLACKSTON, Wilmer L. Ring, John N. Turner, James N. Tanksley and Foster G. Hickox, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SHOOK AND FLETCHER INSULATION CO., et al., Defendants, AC & S, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Middleton, Jr., Ronald L. Motley, Eugene Clyde Brooks, IV, Savannah, Ga., Thomas Hart, III, Barnwell, S.C., for Blackston.

John T. Woodall, Savannah, Ga., for defendants.

Richard K. Hines V, and Richard P. Schultz, Atlanta, Ga., for Raymark Industries, et al.

Before RONEY and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

This is one of the first asbestos-related injury tort cases to come before this Court. Regardless of the theory of liability in such cases, the threshold for every theory is proof that an injured plaintiff was exposed to asbestos-containing products for which the defendant is responsible. The key to the review of a summary judgment for a defendant in such case is whether the trial court imposed an improper...

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