HARRIS v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP.

No. 96-1140.

102 F.3d 1429 (1996)

Nancy J. HARRIS, on her own behalf and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Charles Harris, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 17, 1996.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied February 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda George, W. Russell Sipes (argued), Laudig, George, Rutherford & Sipes, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

George E. Purdy, George T. Patton, Jr. (argued), Bose, McKinney & Evans, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, FLAUM, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied February 27, 1997.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Nancy J. Harris filed this wrongful death action alleging that her husband, Charles Harris, died from lung cancer caused by exposure to airborne asbestos from products manufactured and sold by Owens-Corning Fiberglas ("OCF"). Federal jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. The district court granted summary...

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