CRANE, INC. v. SCRIBNER

No. 92, Sept. Term, 2001, No. 99, Sept. Term, 2001.

800 A.2d 727 (2002)

369 Md. 369

JOHN CRANE, INC. v. James SCRIBNER, et al. John Crane, Inc. and Garlock, Inc. v. James Scribner, et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Reconsideration Denied July 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah L. Robinson (Peter A. Woolson, Melodie M. Mabanta, Becky S. Brelsford of Robinson Woolson, P.A., on brief), Baltimore, for Petitioner in No. 92, Sept. Term, 2001.

John E. Griffith, Jr., Piper, Marbury, Rudnick & Wolfe LLP, Baltimore, brief of amicus curiae Maryland Defense Counsel filed on behalf of Petitioner in No. 92, Sept. Term, 2001.

Edward J. Lilly (Scott Shellenberger of Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, on brief), Baltimore, for Respondents in No. 92, Sept. Term, 2001.

George S. Tolley, III, Dugan, Jakubowski, Babij & Spector, LLC, Timonium, brief of amicus curiae Maryland Trial Lawyers Ass'n filed on behalf of Respondents in No. 92, Sept. Term, 2001.

Steven J. Parrott (Nancy Leibowitz Weller of The Parrot Firm, Annapolis; Bernard Levinthal of Goldfein & Hosmer, Philadelphia, PA), all on brief, for Appellants in No. 99, Sept. Term, 2001.

Edward J. Lilly (Bruce C. Hill, Steven W. Smith of Law Offices of Pater G. Angelos, on brief), Baltimore, for Appellees in No. 99, Sept. Term, 2001.

Argued Before BELL, C.J., ELDRIDGE, RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL and BATTAGLIA, JJ.


WILNER, Judge.

These appeals are from judgments entered by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in actions for personal injury and wrongful death arising from the exposure of James Scribner to asbestos-containing products manufactured by petitioners, John Crane, Inc. and Garlock, Inc. The issues presented to us principally concern (1) whether Scribner's cause of action against petitioners arose prior to July 1, 1986, the effective date of a statutory limit,

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