ROOT v. EASTERN REFRACTORIES CO., INC.


13 A.D.3d 1187 (2004)

787 N.Y.S.2d 586

PAUL E. ROOT, as Executor of EDWARD ROOT, Deceased, Appellant, v. EASTERN REFRACTORIES CO., INC., Respondent, et al., Defendants.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Department.

December 30, 2004.


It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously reversed on the law without costs, the motion is denied and the complaint against defendant Eastern Refractories Co., Inc., is reinstated.

Memorandum:

Plaintiff's decedent allegedly was exposed to asbestos during over 40 years of employment as a journeyman insulator for the Asbestos Workers Union from 1950-1993. In 1995, he was diagnosed with asbestosis and, in 2002...

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