OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP. v. SITZ

No. 11-97-047-CV.

970 S.W.2d 103 (1998)

OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, Appellant, v. William Elton SITZ et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Overruled June 11, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin F. Risley, Gilpin Paxson & Bersch, Houston, Charles E. Jones, Charles E. Jones, Jr. & Associates, Sweetwater, Roger E. Podesta, Natlaie R. Williams, Steve Vaccaro, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, for Appellant.

John Scott, Fort Worth, R. Temple Dickson, Moore Dickson Maxwell & Baker, Sweetwater, Frank W. Conard, II, Sweetwater, E. Lawrence Vincent, Jr., Susman Godfrey, L.L.P., Dallas, for Appellees.

Before ARNOT, C.J., and DICKENSON and WRIGHT, JJ.


OPINION

DICKENSON, Justice.

After Fay Marie Sitz died, this lawsuit was filed by her surviving spouse, William Elton Sitz,1 and their children, William C. Sitz, Terry L. Sitz, Vicki Finch, and Sandra K. Boyd. Plaintiffs claimed that Mrs. Sitz' injuries and death were caused by exposure to asbestos contained in insulation marketed by Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation.

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