CHAVERS v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 01-1410.

79 S.W.3d 361 (2002)

349 Ark. 550

Deidra M. CHAVERS, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James Chavers v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION; AlliedSignal, Inc.; and Ford Motor Company.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patton & Tidwell, L.L.P., by: Nicholas H. Patton, Texarkana; and W. Mark Lanier, Kevin P. Parker, and Patrick N. Haines, Houston, for appellant.

Barber, McCaskill, Jones & Hale, P.A., by: Robert L. Henry, III, Little Rock, for appellee General Motors Corporation.

Barber McCaskill, Jones & Hale, P.A., by: Michael E. Hale and Cynthia J. Worthing, Little Rock, for appellee Allied-Signal, Inc.

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP, by: Edwin L. Lowther, Jr., and Justin T. Allen, Little Rock, for appellee Ford Motor Company.


DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.

This is an appeal of the Hempstead County Circuit Court's order granting summary judgment. Appellant Deidra M. Chavers filed a wrongful-death action, in both her individual capacity and as representative of the Estate of James Chavers, alleging that Appellees General Motors Corporation ("GM"), AlliedSignal, Inc., and Ford Motor Company, as manufacturers and distributors of asbestos-containing friction products, were responsible for the death...

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