BALL v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP.


425 Pa.Super. 369 (1993)

625 A.2d 650

Russell N. BALL and Ethel F. Ball v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP., Johns-Manville Sales Corp., Raybestos Manhattan, Inc., Forty-Eight Insulation, Inc., Nicolet, Inc., Pittsburg Corning Corp., GAF Corp., Owens Illinois Glass Co., Unarco Industries, Inc., H.K. Porter Co., J.P. Stevens Co., Eagle Picher Industries, Garlock, Inc., U.S. Rubber Co. and Uni-Royal Inc., Celotex Corp., Pacor, Inc., Amatex Corp., Asbestos Textile Institute, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Asten Hill Manufacturing Co., Keasbey Mattison Co., and Keene Corp. Appeal of OWENS-ILLINOIS INC., Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 20, 1993.

Reargument Denied June 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly Waldron, NJ, for appellant.

Faithe Moore, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before BECK, JOHNSON and HOFFMAN, JJ.


BECK, Judge:

This appeal raises issues relating to the quantum of evidence necessary to establish product nexus in an asbestos case. These issues arise both in the context of the plaintiff's case against non-settled defendants and in the context of the non-settling defendants' cross-claims against other defendants who either settled, filed for bankruptcy or were dismissed on summary judgment prior to trial.

Plaintiffs-appellees, Russell Ball and his wife Ethel...

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