DIMEDIO v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP.

Civ. A. No. 85-580 JJF, Master File No. Misc. 85-100.

649 F.Supp. 1340 (1986)

In re Asbestos Litigation, Limited to Concetta DIMEDIO, Administratrix of the Estate of Gabriel DiMedio, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, Penn Central Corporation, Allied Corporation, Armstrong World Industries, Carey Canada, Inc., Certainteed Corporation, Eagle Picher Industries, Keene Corporation, Nosroc Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Raymark Industries, Tannetics, Inc., TNT Liquidating Company, Union Rubber, Inc., and W.R. Grace Co., Defendants, v. ANCHOR PACKING COMPANY, Celotex Corporation, successor in interest to Philip Carey Corporation, Briggs Manufacturing Company and/or Panacon Corporation, Durox Equipment Corporation, Flintkote Company, Garlock, Inc., John Crane-Houdaille, Inc., Nicolet, Inc., Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation, J.W. Roberts, Ltd., Studebaker-Worthington, Inc., Turner & Newall PLC., and Turner Asbestos Fibers Ltd., Third-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

December 15, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas B. Canfield of Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., Wilmington, Del., for plaintiff DiMedio.

Somers S. Price, Jr. of Potter, Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, Del., for Consol. Rail Corp., Penn Cent. Corp. and co-counsel for Armstrong World Industries.

Richard K. Herrmann of Bayard, Handelman & Murdoch, P.A., Wilmington, Del., for Allied Corp. and TNT Liquidating.

C. Scott Reese of Cooch and Taylor, Wilmington, Del., for Raymark Industries.

Douglas B. Catts of Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, Del., co-counsel for Carey Canada and Celotex Corp.

Richard P.S. Hannum of Prickett, Jones, Elliott, Kristol & Schnee, Wilmington, Del., for W.R. Grace Co.

Howard M. Berg of Howard M. Berg & Associates, Wilmington, Del., for Nicolet, Inc.

Roderick R. McKelvie of Ashby, McKelvie & Geddes, Wilmington, Del., for John Crane-Houdaille, Inc.

Michael B. McCauley of Palmer, Biezup & Henderson, Wilmington, Del., for Anchor Packing Corp.

David L. Baumberger of Tybout, Redfearn, Casarino & Pell, Wilmington, Del., for Celotex, Certainteed Corp., Durox Equipment Corp., Eagle-Picher Industries, Flintkote Co., Keene Corp., Nosroc Corp., Owens-Illinois, Inc., Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., J.W. Roberts, Ltd., Turner & Newall PLC., Turner Asbestos Fibers Ltd., and co-counsel for Armstrong Industries and Carey Canada, Inc.

James F. Bailey, Jr. of Elzufon & Bailey, P.A., Wilmington, Del., for Studebaker-Worthington, Inc.

Michael J. Goodrick of Theisen, Lank, Mulford & Goldberg, P.A., Wilmington, Del., for Union Rubber, Inc.


OPINION

MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

Defendant Owens-Illinois, Inc., has moved for judgment on the pleadings.1 Defendant asserts that plaintiff Concetta DiMedio's wrongful death and survival claims are time-barred as a matter of law. Although the Magistrate to whom this case was referred has crafted a well-written recommendation that the motion be granted, I disagree on the resolution of the controlling question of law and...

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