GEORGE v. CELOTEX CORP.

No. 1339, Docket 90-7144.

914 F.2d 26 (1990)

Marion GEORGE, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Stuart George, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The CELOTEX CORPORATION, Individually and as successor in interest to Philip Carey Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald I. Marlin (Perry Weitz, P.C., New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Rosanne C. Kemmet (McCarter & English, Newark, N.J., of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Before VAN GRAAFEILAND, MESKILL and WALKER, Circuit Judges.


WALKER, Circuit Judge.

The Celotex Corporation ("Celotex") appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff Marion George, on her own behalf and as executrix of her husband Stuart George's estate, damages in strict liability arising from her husband's exposure to asbestos manufactured by Celotex. Celotex argues that the district court (a) improperly admitted a certain scientific report into evidence on the issue of the current state of the art, and (b) erroneously let stand...

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