AUGUSTINE v. GAF CORP.

No. 91-2555.

971 F.2d 129 (1992)

Bernard J. AUGUSTINE, Appellant, v. GAF CORPORATION; Armstrong World Industries, Inc.; Raymark Industries, Inc.; Pittsburgh Corning Corp.; The Celotex Corp.; Keene Corporation; Keene Building Products; Fibreboard Corporation; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.; Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.; Owens-Illinois, Inc., A.C. and S., Inc., Appellee, Southern Textile Corporation; H.K. Porter Company, Inc., Owens-Illinois Glass Co. Robert T. CHRISMAN, Appellant, v. GAF CORPORATION, a corporation; Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a corporation; Raymark Industries, Inc., a corporation; Pittsburgh Corning Corp., a corporation; The Celotex Corp., a corporation; Nicolet, Inc., a corporation; Keene Corporation, a corporation; Keene Building Products, a corporation; Fibreboard Corporation, a corporation; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., a corporation; Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., a corporation; Owens-Illinois Glass Co., a corporation; The Flintkote Company, a corporation; A.C. and S., Inc., a corporation; Appellee, Southern Textile Corporation, a corporation; H.K. Porter Company, Inc., a corporation; Garlock, Inc., a corporation. Roland E. RHEDIN, Appellant, v. GAF CORPORATION; Armstrong World Industries, Inc.; Raymark Industries, Inc.; Pittsburgh Corning Corp.; The Celotex Corp.; Nicolet, Inc.; Keene Corporation; Keene Building Products Corp.; Fibreboard Corporation; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.; Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.; Owens-Illinois Glass Co.; The Flintkote Company; A.C. and S., Inc., Appellee, Southern Textile Corporation; H.K. Porter Company, Inc.; Garlock, Inc.; A.P. Green Refractories, Inc.; Anchor Packing Co.; A.W. Chesterton Co.; John Crane-Houdaille, Inc.; The Babcock & Wilcox Co.; Owens-Illinois Glass Co.; Turner & Newall, P.L.C. Marlene BALLENTINE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Fred R. Ballentine, Appellant, v. GAF CORPORATION; Armstrong World Industries; Raymark Industries, Inc.; Pittsburgh Corning Corp.; The Celotex Corp.; Nicolet, Inc.; Keene Corporation; Keene Building Products Corp.; Fibreboard Corporation; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.; Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; The Flintkote Company; A.C. and S., Inc., Appellee, Southern Textile Corporation; H.K. Porter Company, Inc.; Garlock, Inc.; A.P. Green Refractories, Inc.; Anchor Packing Co.; A.W. Chesterton Co.; John Crane-Houdaille, Inc.; Owens-Illinois Glass Co.; Turner & Newall, P.L.C. Robert E. JACKSON, Appellant, v. RAYMARK INDUSTRIES, INC., a Connecticut corporation; Pittsburgh Corning Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation; Celotex Corporation, the successor in interest to Philip Carey Manufacturing Company, Philip Carey Corporation, Briggs Manufacturing Company and Penacon Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Keene Corporation, a New York corporation; Keene Building Products Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Fibreboard Corporation, successor in interest to Pabco, a Delaware corporation; Owens-Corning Fiber, a Delaware corporation c/o LeMar Frederick; Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation; Certain-Teed Corporation, Subsidiary of Saint-Golbain, a Maryland corporation; W.R. Grace Company, a Connecticut corporation c/o C.T. Corporation System; A.C. and S., Inc., a Delaware corporation, Appellee, United States Gypsum Corporation, a Delaware corporation; National Gypsum Company, a Delaware corporation; United States Mineral Products Company, a New Jersey corporation c/o J.P. Varhlen; Owens-Illinois, Inc., an Ohio corporation c/o David A. Ward.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Regan, Omaha, Neb., argued, for appellants.

David L. Boman, Kansas City, Mo., argued (Cathy J. Dean, on the brief), for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.


HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

The appellants in this case, former asbestos workers, appeal from an order of the district court granting summary judgment to appellee A.C. and S., Inc. Because the appellants have failed to establish the existence of a genuine issue of material fact, we affirm.

A.C. and S. is a contracting company that has been engaged in the installation of thermal insulation materials since 1958. Some of the materials installed by A.C. and...

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