ABRAMS v. PNEUMO ABEX CORP.


939 A.2d 388 (2007)

Eleanor ABRAMS, Executrix of the Estate of Kenneth Abrams, Appellant v. PNEUMO ABEX CORPORATION, American Standard, Inc., A.W. Chesterton, Inc., Brand Insulation, Inc., Brown Boveri Corporation, Burnham Boiler Corporation, Certainteed Corporation, Cleaverbrooks Co., Crane Co., Demming Division, Crane Packing, Crouse-Hinds, Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., Dana Corporation, Dresser Industries, Inc., Durabla Manufacturing Co., Eastern Gunnite Co., Inc., Georgia Pacific Corporation, Goulds Pumps, Inc., Greene Tweed & Co., Inc., Hajoca Plumbing Co., Halliburton Co., Honeywell, McArdle-Desco Corporation, Melrath Gaskets, Inc. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Nosroc Corporation, Pars Manufacturing Co., Pecora Corporation, Pfizer, Inc., Quigley Co., Inc., Railroad Friction Products, The Reading Company, Riley Stoker Corporation, Rockbestos Company, Union Carbide Corporation, Walter B. Gallagher Co., Weil McLain Co., Westinghouse Electric Corporation and John Crane, Inc., Appellees. Marilyn Shaw, Executrix of the Estate of John Shaw, Appellant v. A.W. Chesterton, Inc., Brand Insulation Inc., Certainteed Corporation, Cleaverbrooks, Co., Crane Co., Demming Division, Crane Packing, Crown Cork and Seal Company, Inc. Dana Corporation, Durabla Manufacturing Co., Georgia Pacific Corporation, Goulds Pumps, Inc., Greene Tweed & Co., Inc. Melrath Gaskets, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Nosroc Corporation, Pars Manufacturing Co., Pecora Corporation, Rapid American Corporation, Riley Stoker Corporation, Union Carbide Corporation, Walter B. Gallagher Co., Weil McLain Co., Viacom/Westinghouse Electric Corp., Anchor Packing Co., Combustion Engineering, Inc. Crouse-Hinds, Durametallic Corp., Garlock, Inc. General Electric Co., Hajoca Plumbing Co., Ingersoll Rand, Studebaker-Worthington, Inc., Zurn Industries, John Crane, Inc., Appellees.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 17, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Cooperstein, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Michael A. Pollard and William Russell Adams, Philadelphia, for appellee.

BEFORE: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J., STEVENS, MUSMANNO, ORIE MELVIN, LALLY-GREEN, KLEIN, BENDER, BOWES and PANELLA, JJ.


OPINION BY BOWES, J.:

¶ 1 Eleanor Abrams, the executrix of the estate of Kenneth Abrams, and Marilyn Shaw, the executrix of the estate of John Shaw, appeal from the grant of summary judgment in favor of John Crane, Inc. ("John Crane" or "Crane") in these personal injury actions.1 We affirm.

¶ 2 The Shaws and the Abramses instituted these lawsuits on February 25, 2003, alleging that Mr. Shaw and Mr. Abrams ("the decedents...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases