BEEMAN v. MANVILLE CORP. ASBESTOS FUND

No. 90-1514.

496 N.W.2d 247 (1993)

Joseph C. BEEMAN and Beverly A. Beeman, Appellees, v. MANVILLE CORPORATION ASBESTOS DISEASE COMPENSATION FUND and Keene Corporation, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret S. Garvey of Freeborn & Peters, Chicago, IL, and Rebecca Boyd Parrott of Davis, Grace, Horvath, Gonnerman & Rouwenhorst, P.C., West Des Moines, for appellant Manville.

Murray E. Abowitz and Gregory J. Ryan of Abowitz & Welch, Oklahoma City, OK, and Timothy J. Walker of Whitfield, Musgrave & Eddy, Des Moines, for appellant Keene Corp.

Roxanne Barton Conlin, Des Moines, for appellees.

Considered en banc.


McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

Defendants appeal and plaintiffs cross-appeal from a district court judgment after a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs in this asbestos litigation. We affirm.

I. Background facts and proceedings. Based on the record, a jury could find the following facts. Plaintiff Joseph Beeman, age sixty-two, had a work history since 1953 as a plumber and pipefitter, installing copper piping and gas appliances. Although not an insulator...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases