LANDRIGAN v. CELOTEX CORP.


127 N.J. 404 (1992)

605 A.2d 1079

ANGELINA LANDRIGAN, ADMINISTRATRIX AND ADMINISTRATRIX AD PROSEQUENDUM OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS LANDRIGAN, DECEASED; AND ANGELINA LANDRIGAN, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT AND CROSS-RESPONDENT, v. THE CELOTEX CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO PHILIP CAREY MANUFACTURING CO., PHILIP CAREY CORP., BRIGGS MANUFACTURING CO., AND PANACON CORP.; RAYMARK CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR TO AND IN LIEU OF RAYBESTOS-MANHATTAN, INC.; RAYMARK INDUSTRIES, INC., SUCCESSOR TO AND IN LIEU OF RAYBESTOS-MANHATTAN, INC.; NICOLET, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR TO KEASBEY & MATTISON COMPANY; EAGLE-PICHER INDUSTRIES, INC.; FLINTKOTE COMPANY; GAF CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO THE RUBEROID CO.; ARMSTRONG CORK COMPANY; PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR TO UNARCO, INC.; KEENE CORPORATION, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR TO BALDWIN-EHRET HILL CO.; BALDWIN HILL CO. AND EHRET MAGNESIA MANUFACTURING CO., KEENE BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR TO BALDWIN-EHRET HILL CO., BALDWIN HILL CO. AND EHRET MAGNESIA MANUFACTURING CO.; SOUTHERN TEXTILE CORPORATION, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR TO SOUTHERN ASBESTOS COMPANY, THE THERMOID COMPANY, CHARLOTTE WORKS, CAROLINA ASBESTOS CO., INC., DAVIDSON WORKS, RUSSELL MANUFACTURING CO. AND BENNETTVILLE WORKS; H.K. PORTER COMPANY, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR TO SOUTHERN TEXTILE CORPORATION, SOUTHERN ASBESTOS COMPANY, THE THERMOID COMPANY, CHARLOTTE WORKS, CAROLINA ASBESTOS CO., INC., DAVIDSON WORKS, RUSSELL MANUFACTURING CO. AND BENNETTVILLE WORKS; FIBREBOARD CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR TO PABCO; PACOR, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR TO PHILADELPHIA ASBESTOS CORPORATION AND PHILADELPHIA ASBESTOS COMPANY; YORK INDUSTRIES, INC., A/K/A YORK INSULATION CO.; GARLOCK, INC.; PORTER HAYDEN COMPANY; S. FRANKLIN & SONS; FIBER FLEX, INC.; WALLWORK-SOMERSET COMPANY; VIKING INSULATION COMPANY; SJB PIPE COMPANY; WALLWORK BROS. COMPANY; BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY COMPANY; INTERNATIONAL-MATEX TANK TERMINALS, A/K/A BAYONNE TERMINAL WAREHOUSE CORPORATION, A/K/A BAYONNE INDUSTRIES, INC.; ROBERT A. KEASBEY COMPANY; GALL AND SANDERS; ALBERT DOE; BEN DOE; CHARLES DOE; DONALD DOE; EUGENE DOE; FRED DOE; GEORGE DOE; JOHN DOE; KEN DOE; LARRY DOE; AND MICHAEL DOE, DEFENDANTS, AND OWENS ILLINOIS, INC.; OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLASS CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS AND CROSS-APPELLANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Reargued September 11, 1991.

Decided May 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Gavin argued the cause for appellant and cross-respondent (Gavin & Gavin, attorneys; James C. Gavin and Sandra F. Gavin, on the briefs).

Gita F. Rothschild argued the cause for respondent and cross-appellant Owens Illinois, Inc. (McCarter & English, attorneys; Gita F. Rothschild, Andrew T. Berry, and Therese M. Keeley, of counsel; John C. Garde and Rosanne C. Kemmet, on the briefs).

Robert E. Paarz argued the cause for respondent and cross-appellant Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation (Horn, Kaplan, Goldberg, Gorny & Daniels, attorneys; Robert E. Paarz, Donald M. Kaplan, and David A. Speziali, of counsel; Donald M. Kaplan and Raymond R. Chance, III, on the briefs).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by POLLOCK, J.

Plaintiff, Angelina Landrigan, sued defendants Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation and Owens Illinois, Inc. for the personal injuries and death of her husband, Thomas Landrigan, claiming that exposure to defendants' asbestos had caused his death from colon cancer. She also sued The Celotex Corporation, against which all actions are stayed because it is in bankruptcy. Reference in this opinion to "defendants" is...

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