GRAHAM v. KEENE CORP.


616 A.2d 827 (1992)

Edith GRAHAM, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Urias Graham, deceased; Dale Shaffer and Virginia Shaffer, his wife; Ernest Derrickson and Rana Derrickson, his wife; Roy James and Tamera James, his wife; Calvin Collins and Gladys Collins, his wife; Allen Hickman and Sue Hickman, his wife, Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, v. The KEENE CORPORATION, Defendant Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: November 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Crumplar (argued), and Marla Rosoff Eskin, Jacobs and Crumplar, P.A., Wilmington, for appellants.

Wayne A. Marvel, McCarter & English, Wilmington, for appellee.

Before VEASEY, HORSEY, and MOORE, JJ.


MOORE, Justice.

In this matter of first impression before us we consider the meaning of the term "prevailing party" for purposes of the award of costs under Superior Court Civil Rule 54(d) ("Rule 54(d)"). The appellants, a group of workers and their spouses (the "Graham trial group"), filed suit against at least twenty manufacturers and/or suppliers of asbestos for injuries sustained as a result of their exposure to that product. The Graham trial group settled with...

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