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SMALLS v. PITTSBURGH-CORNING CORP.

843 A.2d 410 (2004)

Oscar L. SMALLS and Lizzie Smalls, Appellees v. PITTSBURGH-CORNING CORP.; Greene Tweed & Co., Inc.; A.W.Chesterton, Inc., Quigley Co., Inc., Pfizer, Inc.; Gaf Corp.; Rubberroid Co., Inc.; Owens Illinois, Inc.; Flexitallic Gasket Co.; Flintkote Co.; Armstrong World Indus., Inc.; U.S. Gypsum Co.; Porter Hayden Co.; Foster Wheeler Corp., Inc.; Pars Mfg. Co.; J.H. France Refractories Co.; Ray Oil Burner Co.; A.C. & S. Corp.; Turner-Newall Ltd.; Carlisle Corp.; Allied Corp.; Uniroyal Inc.; National Gypsum Co.; Brand Insulations, Inc.; Selas Corp. of America; Bickley Furnaces, Inc.; Armstrong Cork Co.; Riley Stoker Corp.; Drever Furnaces; Keeler Dorr-Oliver Boiler Co.; Cleaver Brooks; W.R. Grace & Co.; Carrier Corp.; Crane Packing; Rapid American Corp.; Williams & Davis Boiler, Inc.; Wagner Elec. Co.; Square D. Co.; Cutler-Hammer Co.; Clark Controller Co.; Combustion Engineering, Inc., Appellees. Appeal of: John Crane, Inc., Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed February 13, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Abernathy, Philadelphia, for appellant.

William C. Bensley, Philadelphia, for Smalls, appellees.

BEFORE: ORIE MELVIN, BOWES and BECK, JJ.

OPINION BY BOWES, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, John Crane, Inc., appeals from the judgment entered on the verdict after a jury awarded Oscar Smalls $2,000,000 for injuries related to asbestos exposure and awarded his wife, Lizzie Smalls (collectively "Appellees"), $500,000 for loss of consortium. We reverse and remand for a new trial on the sole issue of damages.

¶ 2 In 1954, Mr. Smalls began employment with the Philadelphia...

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