Vivian GRANT, Administratrix of the Estate of Edward D. Grant, Deceased, and Vivian Grant, in her own right
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GAF CORPORATION, in its own right, and as successor-in-interest to the Ruberoid Company, Raymark Industries, Inc., in its own right and a successor-in-interest to Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., the Celotex Corporation, in its own right and as successor-in-interest to The Philip Carey Manufacturing Company, Philip Carey Corporation, Briggs Manufacturing Company and/or Panacon Corporation; Keene Corporation, in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Baldwin Hill Co., Baldwin-Ehret-Hill, Inc., Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing Company and to the Insulation Division of Mandet Cork Company, to Mundet Company and to Keene Building Products Corporation, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation, Owens-Illinois Inc., Garlock, Inc., A-Best Products Company, in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Asbestos Products Company; Pittsburgh Corning Corporation; Armstrong World Industries, Inc., in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Armstrong Cork Co. and Armstrong Contracting and Supply Co., Nicolet, Inc., in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Nicolet Industries, Inc., in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Keasbey & Mattison Co.; H.K. Porter Company, Inc., in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Southern Textile Company, formerly Southern Asbestos Company; Fibreboard Corporation, in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Pabco, Plant Rubber & Asbestos Works, and Plant Asbestos Co.; General Refractories Company, Inc.; A.P. Green Refractories Company; Theim Corporation, and its Division, Universal Refractories; Oglebay Norton Company, and its Division Ferro Engineering; Foseco, Inc.; Allied Glove Corporation, Harbison-Walker Refractories, Inc.; the Gage Company; George V. Hamilton, Inc.; Kaiser Refractories, Division of Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation; John Crane-Houdaille, Inc., and Foster Wheeler Corporation, in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc., National Gypsum Company and Atlas Industries, Inc., in their own right and as successor-in-interest to Atlas Insulation, Inc.
Jean A. GASPERIN, Administratrix of the Estate of Frank J. Gasperin, Sr., and Jean A. Gasperin, in her own right, Appellant,
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GAF CORPORATION, in its own right, and as successor-in-interest to the Ruberoid Company; Raymark Industries, Inc., in its own right and a successor-in-interest to the Philip Carey Manufacturing Company, Philip Carey Corporation, Briggs Manufacturing Company and/or Panacon Corporation, Keene Corporation, in its own right and as successor-in-interest Baldwin Hill Co., Baldwin-Ehret-Hill, Inc., Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing Company and to the Insulation Division of Mundet Cork Company, to Mundet Company and to Keene Building Products Corporation, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation, Owens-Illinois Inc., Garlock, Inc., A-Best Products Company, in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Asbestos Products Company; Pittsburgh Corning Corporation; Armstrong World Industries, Inc., in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Armstrong Cork Co. and Armstrong Contracting and Supply Co., Nicolet Industries Inc., in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Nicolet Industries, Inc., in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Keasbey & Mattison Co.; H.K. Porter Company, Inc., in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Southern Textile Company, formerly Southern Asbestos Company; Fibreboard Corporation, in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Pabco, Plant Rubber & Asbestos Works, and Plant Asbestos Co.; John Crane Houdaille, Sager Glove Corp.; Atlas Industries, Inc. formerly Atlas Insulation, Inc.; The Gage Company, George V. Hamilton, Inc., F.B. Wright Co., General Refractories Company, Inc., Harbison-Walker Refractories, Inc., and A.P. Green Refractories Company.
Mildred MURRAY, Administratrix D.B.N.C.T.A. of the Estate of Bernard Murray and Mildred Murray, in her own right,
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GAF CORPORATION, in its own right, and as successor-in-interest to the Ruberoid Company Raymark Industries, Inc., in its own right and a successor-in-interest to Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., the Celotex Corporation, in its own right and as successor-in-interest to The Philip Carey Manufacturing Company, Philip Carey Corporation, Briggs Manufacturing Company and/or Panacon Corporation; Keene Corporation, in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Baldwin Hill Co., Baldwin-Ehret-Hill, Inc., Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing Company and to the Insulation Division of Mundet Cork Company, to Mundet Company and to Keene Building Products Corporation, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation, Owens-Illinois Inc., Garlock, Inc., A-Best Products Company, in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Asbestos Products Company; Pittsburgh Corning Corporation; Armstrong World Industries, Inc., in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Armstrong Cork Co. and Armstrong Contracting and Supply Co., Nicolet, Inc., in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Nicolet Industries, Inc., in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Keasby & Mattison Co.; H.K. Porter Company, Inc., in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Southern Textile Company, formerly Southern Asbestos Company; Fibreboard Corporation, in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Pabco, Plant Rubber & Asbestos Works, and Plant Asbestos Co.; General Refractories Company, Inc.; A.P. Green Refractories Company; Anchor Packing Company, Harbison-Walker Refractories, Inc.; The Gage Company, F.B. Wright Co., George V. Hamilton, Inc. North American Refractories, division of Eltra Corporation, Kaiser Refractories, division of Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., Foster Wheeler Corporation, in its own right and as successor-in-interest to Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc., Argo Packing Company, Allied Glove Corporation, Flexitallic Gasket Company, and John Crane-Houdaille, Inc.