CHAKNOVA v. WILBUR-ELLIS CO.

No. A080747.

81 Cal.Rptr.2d 871 (1999)

69 Cal.App.4th 962

Dorothy CHAKNOVA et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three.

Review Denied April 21, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brayton Harley Curtis, Brayton, Purcell, Curtis & Geagan, Philip A. Harley, James L. Oberman, Diane L. Abraham, Gilbert L. Purcell, James Geagan, Marc L. Ter-Beek, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Thacher, Albrecht & Ratcliff, James F. Thacher, Charles S. Holden, San Francisco, Becherer, Kannett & Schweitzer, Mark S. Kannett, Alameda, for Defendant and Respondent.


WALKER, J.

Dorothy Chaknova, on her own behalf and as successor-in-interest to her deceased husband Albert Chaknova,1 appeals the trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of respondent corporation, Wilbur-Ellis Company (Wilbur-Ellis) in this action for asbestos-related injuries. We hold, as did the trial court, that Wilbur-Ellis met its burden of establishing that it is not liable for appellants' injuries. The Chaknovas failed...

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