DaMato v. Turner & Newall, Ltd.

• Decision Date: 22 June 1981
• Docket Number: No. 80-2762,No. 80-2765,No. 80-2764,No. 80-2763,Nos. 80-2762,80-2762,80-2763,80-2764,80-2765,s. 80-2762
• Citation: 651 F.2d 908
• Parties: DaMATO, Carl A., DaMato, Rose, his wife, Appellants in, v. TURNER & NEWALL, LTD., Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd., Special Asbestos Company, Inc., Cassiar Asbestos Corp. Ltd., Asbestos Corporation, Ltd., Huxley Development Corporation, Canadian Johns-Manville Asbestos, Ltd., Canadian Johns-Mansville Company, Ltd., Johns-Manville Sales Corporation, GAF Corporation, Lake Asbestos Corporation of Quebec, Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd., North American Asbestos Corporation, General Mining and Finance Corporation, Ltd., Turner Asbestos Fibres, Ltd., Central Asbestos Company, Ltd. and Certain Teed Corporation (Count VII Only), Raybestos Manhattan, Inc., Southern Asbestos. LINDAHL, Pearl, Administratrix of the Estate of Lindahl, Fred S., Deceased, Appellant in, v. TURNER & NEWALL, LTD. and Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd. and Special Asbestos Company, Inc. and Cassiar Asbestos Corp., Ltd. and Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. and Huxley Development Corporation and Canadian Johns-Manville Asbestos, Ltd. and Canadian Johns-Manville Company, Ltd. and Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and GAF Corporation, and Lake Asbestos Corporation of Quebec and Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd. and North American Asbestos Corporation and General Mining and Finance Corporation, Ltd. TURNER ASBESTOS FIBRES, LTD. and Central Asbestos Company, Ltd. and Certain Teed Corporation (Count VII Only), Raybestos Manhattan, Inc., Southern Asbestos, United States of America, v. CERTAIN TEED CORPORATION, Certain-Teed Corporation (Directly and as Successor-In-Interest to Keasbey & Mattison Company) and Nicolet Industries, Inc. (Successor-In-Interest to Keasbey & Mattison Company). SAYLOR, Albert, Administrator of the Estate of Saylor, Jennie, dec'd., Appellant in, v. TURNER & NEWALL, LTD., Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd., Special Asbestos Company, Inc., Cassiar Asbestos Corp., Ltd., Asbestos Corporation, Ltd., Huxley Development Corp., Canadian Johns-Manville Asbestos, Canadian Johns-Manville Co., Ltd., Johns-Manville Sales Corp., GAF Corp., La
• Court: U.S. Court of Appeals — Third Circuit

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DaMATO, Carl A., DaMato, Rose, his wife, Appellants in No. 80-2762, v.TURNER & NEWALL, LTD., Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd., Special

Asbestos Company, Inc., Cassiar Asbestos Corp. Ltd.,

Asbestos Corporation, Ltd., Huxley Development Corporation,

Canadian Johns-Manville Asbestos, Ltd., Canadian

Johns-Mansville Company, Ltd., Johns-Manville Sales

Corporation, GAF Corporation, Lake Asbestos Corporation of

Quebec, Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd., North American Asbestos

Corporation, General Mining and Finance Corporation, Ltd.,

Turner Asbestos Fibres, Ltd., Central Asbestos Company, Ltd.

and Certain Teed Corporation (Count VII Only), Raybestos

Manhattan, Inc., Southern Asbestos.

LINDAHL, Pearl, Administratrix of the Estate of Lindahl,Fred S., Deceased, Appellant in No. 80-2763, v.TURNER & NEWALL, LTD. and Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd. andSpecial Asbestos Company, Inc. and Cassiar Asbestos Corp.,

Ltd. and Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. and Huxley Development

Corporation and Canadian Johns-Manville Asbestos, Ltd. and

Canadian Johns-Manville Company, Ltd. and Johns-Manville

Sales Corporation and GAF Corporation, and Lake Asbestos

Corporation of Quebec and Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd. and

North American Asbestos Corporation and General Mining and

Finance Corporation, Ltd.

TURNER ASBESTOS FIBRES, LTD. and Central Asbestos Company,

Ltd. and Certain Teed Corporation (Count VII

Only), Raybestos Manhattan, Inc.,

Southern Asbestos, United

States of America, v.CERTAIN TEED CORPORATION, Certain-Teed Corporation (Directly and as Successor-In-Interest to Keasbey & Mattison Company) and Nicolet Industries, Inc. (Successor-In-Interest to

Keasbey & Mattison Company).

SAYLOR, Albert, Administrator of the Estate of Saylor,Jennie, dec'd., Appellant in No. 80-2764, v.TURNER & NEWALL, LTD., Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd., Special

Asbestos Company, Inc., Cassiar Asbestos Corp., Ltd.,

Asbestos Corporation, Ltd., Huxley Development Corp.,

Canadian Johns-Manville Asbestos, Canadian Johns-Manville

Co., Ltd., Johns-Manville Sales Corp., GAF Corp., Lake

Asbestos Corp. of Quebec, Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd., North

American Asbestos Corp., General Mining and Finance Corp.,

Turner Asbestos Fibres, Ltd., Central Asbestos Co., Ltd.,

Certain Teed Corp., Southern Asbestos and Raybestos

Manhattan, Inc., U.S.A., Nicolet Industries, Inc., Atlas

Asbestos Company.

PEARSON, Jessie I., Administratrix of the Estate of Pearson,Richard D., Deceased, Appellant in No. 80-2765, v.TURNER & NEWALL, LTD., Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd., Special

Asbestos Company, Inc., Cassiar Asbestos Corp., Ltd.,

Asbestos Corporation, Ltd., Huxley Development Corporation,

Canadian Johns-Manville Asbestos, Ltd., Canadian

Johns-Manville Company, Ltd., Johns-Manville Sales

Corporation, GAF Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Lake

Asbestos Corporation of Quebec, Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd.,

North American Asbestos Corporation, General Mining and

Finance Corporation, Ltd., Turner Asbestos Fibres, Ltd.,

Central Asbestos Company, Ltd., and Certain Teed

Corporation, Raybestos Manhattan, Inc., Southern Asbestos

and United States of America.

Nos. 80-2762 to 80-2765.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Argued June 9, 1981.

Decided June 22, 1981.

Edward Rubin, Robert Redler(argued), Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin & Maxwell, Lansdale, Pa., for appellants.

Patrick T. Ryan, Virginia Gibson-Mason, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, Pa., David Booth Beers(argued), S....