DAUER v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES


390 Pa.Super. 586 (1990)

568 A.2d 1327

Joanne DAUER, Administratrix of the Estate of Richard H. Dauer, and Joanne Dauer, in her Own Right, Appellants, v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., Nicolet Industries, Inc., Successor-in-Interest to Keasby Mattison; and Pittsburgh Corning Corporation v. GAF CORPORATION, Keene Building Products, Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Owens-Illinois, and Combustion Engineering, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Antonio D. Pyle, Pittsburgh, for appellants.

Jane S. Barnes, Pittsburgh, for appellees.

Before DEL SOLE, BECK and MONTGOMERY, JJ.


BECK, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant asbestos manufacturers. This case presents the question whether the wrongful death statute permits a claim against defendants who were third party defendants in the decedent's lifetime action for damages.1 Finding the instant action prohibited by the wrongful death statute, we affirm.

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