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CHANDLER v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP.

352 Pa.Super. 326 (1986)

507 A.2d 1253

Dorothy L. CHANDLER, Admx. Estate of Davis King, Dec'd and Queen King, Widow in Her own Right v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, Johns-Manville Sales Corporation, Raymark Industries, Inc., Forty-Eight Insulation, Nicolet Industries, Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, GAF Corporation, Armstrong Cork Company, Unarco Industries, H.K. Porter Co., Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Southern Asbestos Company, Delaware Asbestos and Rubber Co., Fibreboard Corporation, Pabco, Keene Corporation, Glen Alden, Rapid American, Turner Newall Ltd., Keaseey Matison Company, Certain-Teed Products Corp., U.S. Rubber Company, Pacor, Celotex Corporation, Philip Carey Manufacturing Co., Amatex Corporation, Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Asbestos Textile Institute, Uni-Royal, Carolina Asbestos, General Asbestos, Asbestos Textile Company, Thermoid Company, Asten-Hill Manufacturing Co., Rubberoid Company, Appellees. Appeal of Dorothy L. CHANDLER, Admx. of the Estate of Davis King, Dec'd., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 22, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Shein, Philadelphia, for appellant.

I. Steven Levy, Philadelphia, for appellees.

Before CAVANAUGH, WICKERSHAM and HOFFMAN, JJ.

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

In this case, Davis King and his wife, Queen King, filed a Complaint in assumpsit and trespass in September, 1978, alleging injuries to the husband-plaintiff as a result of exposure to products manufactured by the defendants below while he was employed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Mr. King worked at the Navy Yard from 1946 to 1976.1 The defendants, who are the appellees herein, filed motions for summary judgment based...

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