WILKERSON v. PITTSBURGH CORNING CORP.

No. 4-94-1123.

659 N.E.2d 979 (1995)

276 Ill.App.3d 1023

213 Ill.Dec. 633

Ravalee WILKERSON, Individually, and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Frank Wilkerson, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION, and Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided December 21, 1995.

Rehearing Denied February 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Dobbels (argued), Jeffrey J. Matthews, Kristine K. Kraft, Polsinelli, White, Vardeman & Shalton, P.C., Kansas City, MO, for Pittsburgh Corning Corp.

John Dames (argued), Chicago, Stephen A. Wood, Kelley, Drye & Warren, Chicago, for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation.

James Walker (argued), James Walker, Ltd., Bloomington, for Ravalee Wilkerson.


Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In October 1988, plaintiff, Ravalee Wilkerson, individually and as special administrator of the estate of Frank Wilkerson (Wilkerson), sued defendants, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (OCF), Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (PC), and several others to recover damages for harm Wilkerson suffered resulting from his exposure to asbestos-containing products. In September 1994, a jury returned a verdict for plaintiff...

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