LANEY v. CELOTEX CORP.

No. 89-1217.

901 F.2d 1319 (1990)

Muriel LANEY, personal representative of the estate of William Laney, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CELOTEX CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 25, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Martens (argued), Miller, Cohen, Martens & Ice, Southfield, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Noreen L. Slank (argued), Dale J. McLellan, Collins, Einhorn & Farrell, Southfield, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

Before KRUPANSKY and RYAN, Circuit Judges; and JOHNSTONE, Chief District Judge.


JOHNSTONE, Chief District Judge.

This is a diversity personal injury action arising from an alleged asbestos exposure. The issues on appeal are whether the trial court erred in: 1) excluding evidence of a third-party's negligence, 2) admitting certain letters to show knowledge on the part of Defendant, and 3) failing to use a state-mandated verdict form. Finding error in the exclusion of the evidence of a third-party's negligence...

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