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BRISBOY v. FIBREBOARD CORP.

Docket No. 78048, (Calendar No. 1).

429 Mich. 540 (1988)

418 N.W.2d 650

BRISBOY v. FIBREBOARD CORPORATION

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided January 25, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore Goldberg and Arthur L. Petersen for the plaintiff.

Joselyn, Rowe, Grinnan, Hayes & Feldman, P.C. (by James J. Hayes, Jr.); (Gromek, Bendure & Thomas, by Carl L. Gromek and Nancy L. Bosh, of counsel), for the defendant.

Amici Curiae:

Baron & Budd (by Russell Budd).

Bockoff & Zamler, P.C. (by Patrick J. Bruetsch), and Daryl Royal.

Egler, Anstandig, Garrett & Riley (by Patrick J. Riley).

Harvey, Kruse, Westen & Milan, P.C. (by Ronald E. Westen and Dale R. Burmeister).

Michael B. Serling.

CAVANAGH, J.

In this wrongful death action, we are asked to determine whether sufficient evidence was presented to establish a causal connection between decedent's six-month exposure to an asbestos product manufactured by defendant and the decedent's subsequent development of lung cancer. We are also asked to consider the propriety of the trial court's refusal to accept the jury's finding that decedent was fifty-five percent...

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