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WILSON v. ASTEN-HILL MFG. CO.

No. 85-1386.

791 F.2d 30 (1986)

Joseph WILSON and Margaret Wilson, his wife, and Dominick Triola and Genevieve Triola, his wife, and Romolo Timoteo and Carolyn Timoteo, his wife, and Claire Sims and Albert Sims, her husband; and Helen Adams and John Adams, her husband v. ASTEN-HILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY and Raybestos Manhattan, Inc.; and Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd., and Cassiar Asbestos Corp., Ltd.; and United States Gypsum Company, and National Asbestos Company, Inc. v. AMATEX CORPORATION and Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. and Johns-Manville Corporation and Southern Asbestos Corporation and Turner & Newall, Ltd. and Carolina Asbestos Company and H.K. Porter and Asten Hill, Inc. and Brinco Mining Limited. Appeal of Joseph and Margaret WILSON, Dominick and Genevieve Triola, Romolo and Caroline Timeteo, Claire and Albert Sims, and Helen and John Adams.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

May 21, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Gordon, Jane C. Fischer, Greitzer and Locks, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

James A. Young, Timothy I. McCann, Sprecher, Felix, Visco, Hutchison & Young, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Asten-Hill Mfg. Co.

Before GIBBONS, BECKER, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit Rule 12(6) March 7, 1986.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This is an asbestos personal injury action brought by four workers and their spouses against their former employer. The district court granted defendant's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), on the grounds that plaintiffs' claims were...

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