GODLEWSKI v. PARS MFG. CO.


408 Pa.Super. 425 (1991)

597 A.2d 106

Stanley GODLEWSKI and Bertha Godlewski, his wife, Appellants, v. PARS MANUFACTURING COMPANY; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.; Lehigh Valley Refractories, Inc.; Anchor Packing Company, Inc.; Celotex Corporation; C.E. Refractories, Division of Combustion Engineering, Inc.; Melrath Gasket, Inc. Robert B. MYERS and Kathryn Myers, his wife, Appellants, v. COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC.; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Pars Manufacturing Co.; Lehigh Valley Refractories, Inc.; Garlock, Inc. Michael CYWINSKI and Olga Cywinski, his wife, Appellants, v. COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC.; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Pars Manufacturing Co.; Garlock, Inc.; Flintkote Company. Mary MAROSEVITCH, Administratrix of the Estate of William Marosevitch, Deceased and in her own right, Appellant, v. COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC.; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Pars Manufacturing Co.; Lehigh Valley Refractories, Inc. Alfred LINCAVAGE, Appellant, v. COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC.; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Pars Manufacturing Co.; Lehigh Valley Refractories, Inc.; Celotex Corporation; Flintkote Company. Robert DELESCAVAGE and Mary Ann Delescavage, his wife, Appellants, v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP.; Celotex Corporation; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Pars Manufacturing Co.; Lehigh Valley Refractories, Inc.; Combustion Engineering, Inc.; Flintkote Company.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 4, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Greitzer, Philadelphia, for appellants (at Nos. 3217, 3225, 3226, 3227, 3228 and 3229).

Fredric E. Orlansky, Pittsburgh, for Owens-Corning Fiberglas, appellee (at Nos. 3217, 3225, 3226, 3227, 3228 and 3229).

Thomas C. Herbertson, Pittsburgh, for C.E. Refractories, appellee (at Nos. 3217, 3225, 3226, 3227, 3228 and 3229).

Diana L. Moro-Bishop, Philadelphia, for Pars Mfg., appellee (at Nos. 3217, 3225, 3226, 3227, 3228 and 3229).

Before CAVANAUGH, TAMILIA and HESTER, JJ.


HESTER, Judge:

This is a consolidated appeal from an order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County on November 8, 1989, which granted certain manufacturers and distributors of asbestos-containing products summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.

The procedural history of this case may be summarized as follows. Between 1986 and 1988, Stanley Godlewski, Robert Delescavage, Michael...

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