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ADCOCK v. BRAKEGATE, LTD.

No. 4-92-0856.

617 N.E.2d 885 (1993)

247 Ill. App.3d 824

187 Ill.Dec. 428

Samuel Thomas ADCOCK, Executor of the Estate of Hubert Adcock, Jr., Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BRAKEGATE, LTD., Joan Holtze, Special Materials, Inc.—Ohio, Special Materials, Inc.—Wisconsin, Special Shipping, Inc., Raymark Industries, Inc., Charter Consolidated, PLC, Charter Consolidated Investments, Ltd., Charter Consolidated Services, Ltd., Central Mining Finance, Ltd., the Consolidated Mines Selection Company, Ltd., British South Africa Company, Cape Industries, PLC, Cape Asbestos Fibres, Ltd., Egnep (Pty) Limited, Mine Safety Appliances Company, Gatke Corporation, Abex Corporation, and H.K. Porter Company, Inc., Defendants (Owens—Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Defendant-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided July 30, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Dames, Kelly, Drye & Warren, Chicago, for defendant-appellant (Carolyn Quinn (argued) and Stephen A. Wood, of counsel).

James R. Wylder (argued), James Walker, Ltd., Bloomington, for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Samuel Thomas Adcock, as executor of the estate of Hubert Adcock, Jr. (Hubert), brought a wrongful death action against, among other companies, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (hereinafter OCF). The action sought damages allegedly arising from the decedent's exposure to asbestos in his work environment. In two counts of plaintiff's third-amended complaint...

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