CAWEIN v. FLINTKOTE CO.


203 A.D.2d 105 (1994)

610 N.Y.S.2d 487

Barbara E. Cawein, as Executrix of Charles Cawein, Deceased, Respondent, v. Flintkote Company, Appellant, et al., Defendants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

April 14, 1994


Charles Cawein (Cawein) worked from 1959 to 1985 in floor tile factories as a laborer, foreman, and supervisor. His work exposed him to raw asbestos fiber, and in 1985 he was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer. He died in 1987. His executrix has brought this action against various asbestos suppliers and against defendant The Flintkote Company (Flintkote). Asserting that it has no records of having ever supplied asbestos to Cawein's plant, Flintkote moved for summary judgment...

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