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KOZAK v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.

Nos. 4-90-0340, 4-90-0341.

572 N.E.2d 279 (1991)

213 Ill. App.3d 1061

157 Ill.Dec. 210

Marjorie KOZAK, Indiv. and as Special Adm'r of the Estate of George W. Kozak, Sr., Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., GAF Corporation, W.R. Grace & Co., the Celotex Corporation, Eagle-Picher Industries Inc., Fiberboard Corporation, Keene Corporation, National Gypsum Company, H.K. Porter Company, Inc., Garlock, Inc., the Flintkote Company, Manville Corp. Asbestos Disease Compensation Fund, Brand Insulations, Inc., Sprinkmann Sons Corp. of Illinois, and A & M Insulation Co., Defendants-Appellees. Ravalee WILKERSON, Indiv. and as Special Administrator for the Estate of Frank E. Wilkerson, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., GAF Corporation, W.R. Grace & Co., the Celotex Corporation, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Fiberboard Corporation, Keene Corporation, Empire Ace Insulation Mfg. Corp., National Gypsum Company, H.K. Porter Company, Inc., Garlock, Inc., the Flintkote Company, Abex Corporation, Manville Corp. Asbestos Disease Compensation Fund, Brand Insulations, Inc., Sprinkmann Sons Corp. of Illinois, and A & M Insulation Co., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied June 20, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Walker, Ltd., Bloomington, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bret S. Babcock, Peoria, for W.R. Grace & Co.

Margaret S. Garvey, Steven M. Hartmann, Richard T. Sikes, Freeborn & Peters, Chicago, for Manville Corp.

James R. Carter, Cathy A. Stephens, Hafele, Thiemann & Carter, Peoria, for Sprinkmann Sons Corp.

Presiding Justice LUND delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs Marjorie Kozak and Ravalee Wilkerson appeal from the orders of the circuit court of McLean County dismissing their complaints for failure to state a cause of action. We affirm.

On May 17, 1988, plaintiff Kozak filed a six-count complaint against multiple defendants, alleging that her deceased husband contracted asbestosis and cancer as a result...

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