WELCH v. CELOTEX CORP.

No. 90-9173.

951 F.2d 1235 (1992)

Dallas V. WELCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CELOTEX CORPORATION, etc., et al., Defendants, Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania, formerly named Armstrong Cork Co., Fibreboard Corp., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware, individually and as successor in interest to Plan Rubber Asbestos Company, GAF Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware, individually and as successor in interest to Ruberoid Company, Keene Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, individually and as successor in interest to Baldwin Hill Company, Baldwin-Thret-Hill Company, Keene Building Products Corporation and Ethert Magnesia Co., Pittsburgh-Corning Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania, United States Mineral Products Co., a corporation incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, and Owens-Illinois, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 28, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brent M. Rosenthal, Baron & Budd, PC, Janice Robinson, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Greene Buckley Jones & McQueen, Atlanta, Ga., for Celotex.

Neely & Player, Atlanta, Ga., Steven Heath, John H. Peavy, Jr., Athens, Ga., for Raymark.

Before KRAVITCH and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and KAUFMAN, Senior District Judge.


FRANK A. KAUFMAN, Senior District Judge:

In this diversity action, Dallas Welch appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment for appellees on the ground that that court erred in holding that Georgia's applicable two-year statute of limitations barred appellant's personal injury action. We agree with appellant and reverse and remand for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion.

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