ECKENROD v. GAF CORP.


375 Pa.Super. 187 (1988)

544 A.2d 50

Jean E. ECKENROD, Administratrix of the Estate of Eugene C. Eckenrod, and Jean E. Eckenrod, in Her Own Right v. GAF CORPORATION, Raymark Industries, Inc., Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, A-Best Products Company, Garlock, Inc., John Crane-Houdaille, Inc., H.K. Porter Company, Inc., Individually and as Successor-in-Interest to Southern Textile Company, Formerly Southern Asbestos Company, the Pittsburgh Gage Company & Anchor Packing Company. Jean E. ECKENROD, Administratrix of the Estate of Eugene C. Eckenrod, and Jean E. Eckenrod, in Her Own Right, Appellant, v. GAF CORPORATION, Raymark Industries, Inc., Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, A-Best Products Company, Garlock, Inc., John Crane-Houdaille, Inc., H.K. Porter Company, Inc., Individually and as Successor-in-Interest to Southern Textile Co., Formerly Southern Asbestos Co., the Pittsburgh Gage Company & Anchor Packing Company.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed May 6, 1988.

Rearguments Denied July 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis X. McTiernan, Jr., Pittsburgh, for Pittsburgh Gage.

Thomas W. White, Pittsburgh, for Eckenrod.

Kathy K. Condo-Caritis, Pittsburgh, for GAF.

David R. Johnson, Pittsburgh, for Raymark.

Thomas Herbertson, Pittsburgh, for A-Best.

John A. Bacharach, Pittsburgh, for Garlock.

Before OLSZEWSKI, TAMILIA and KELLY, JJ.


OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees A-Best Products Company ("A-Best"); Raymark Industries, Inc.; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Garlock, Inc.; and H.K. Porter Company, Inc. ("Porter"). Appellant Eckenrod claims that there was an issue of material fact regarding the liability of Porter and A-Best. Appellant Gage Company maintains that the lower court erred in determining that appellant...

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