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ADCOCK v. BRAKEGATE, LTD.

No. 76053.

645 N.E.2d 888 (1994)

164 Ill.2d 54

206 Ill.Dec. 636

Samuel Thomas ADCOCK, Ex'r of the Estate of Hubert Adcock, Jr., Deceased, Appellee, v. BRAKEGATE, LTD., et al. (Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelley, Drye & Warren (John Dames, M. Jayne Rizzo and Carolyn Quinn, of counsel) and Ruth E. Van Demark, all of Chicago, and Karen I. Ward and Robert G. Toews, Columbus, Ohio, for appellant.

James Walker, Ltd., Bloomington, for appellee.

Robert H. Riley, Catherine Masters Epstein, Carol R. Prygrosky and Jayant W. Tambe, Schiff, Hardin & Waite, Chicago, for amicus curiae Owens-Illinois, Inc.

Chief Justice BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Samuel Adcock, as executor of Hubert Adcock, Jr.'s estate, brought an action in the circuit court of McLean County against Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (Owens-Corning) and other manufacturers of asbestos-containing products. The plaintiff's action sought damages allegedly arising from the decedent's exposure to asbestos in his work environment...

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