FREEMAN v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS

Docket Nos. 193145, 194050 to 194086.

580 N.W.2d 918 (1998)

229 Mich. App. 92

Mamie FREEMAN, Personal Representative of the Estate of Charles O. Freeman, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Company, Defendant-Appellant. Willis L. FROST and Mary G. Frost, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Company, Defendant-Appellant. Mildred FISHER, Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert K. Fisher, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Company, Defendant-Appellant. Earthlene JACKSON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Edgar Jackson, Sr., Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Lloyd GIBSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Robert ANDREOTTI, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Terry L. TUCKER and Darleen Tucker, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Frank V. GALLEGOS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. John J. DOYLE and Virginie Doyle, Ray L. HEWITT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Donald F. SCHNEIDER and Gertrude Schneider, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. John G. WYATT and Vera Wyatt, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Mariano D. LANDIN, Jr. and Gloria Landin, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Maria R. CAMPOS, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jose Campos, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Dennis J. HAGERTY and Janice R. Hagerty, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. John LAX, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Nicholas CSERESE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. James CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Edward HOFFMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Chester BRANDT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Laura H. RICHARDSON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Percy Richardson, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Della Mae PHILLIPS, Personal Representative of the Estate of Joseph Phillips, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Maria RAMIREZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Richard JAMROG, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Charles MIELKE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Phyllis BRANDON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Olga SKIDMORE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. John L. GREEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Paul A. SUHAK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. John NICHOLS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Jean CLARK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Florida DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. William CRUDUP, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Manny GARCIA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Janet MASER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. John B. JONES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Julius WRENN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant. William C. PSETAS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HI TEMP PRODUCTS, INC., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided March 27, 1998, at 9:15 a.m.

Released for Publication July 14, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goldberg, Persky, Jennings & White, P.C. (by Lane A. Clack), Pittsburgh, PA, for the plaintiffs.

Mellon, McCarthy & Van Dusen, P.C. (by Richard R. Danforth), Troy, for the defendant.

Before BANDSTRA, P.J., and MARK J. CAVANAGH and MARKMAN, JJ.


BANDSTRA, Presiding Judge.

Hi Temp Products, Inc., formerly known as Asbestos Specialties Company, was granted leave to appeal in these thirty-eight consolidated cases, all arising from a decision denying Hi Temp's motions for summary disposition predicated on a statute of limitations. We affirm.

Hi Temp was in the business of selling asbestos products. In these otherwise unrelated actions, plaintiffs claim to have suffered personal injuries or death in consequence...

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