1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 385 S.E.2d
  5. 385 S.E.2d 865 (1989)
 

COM. v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP.

Record No. 880533.

385 S.E.2d 865 (1989)

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 10, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Hauser, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., Stephen D. Rosenthal, Deputy Atty. Gen., Calvin F. Tiller, and Fred R. Kozak, Asst. Atty. Gen., on briefs), for appellant.

Keith D. Boyette (Charles F. Witthoefft, Paul A. Simpson, Hirschler, Fleischer, Weinberg, Cox & Allen, Richmond, on brief), for appellees.

Present CARRICO, C.J., COMPTON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL, and WHITING, JJ., POFF, Senior Justice, and COCHRAN, Retired Justice.

RUSSELL, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether, as the trial court ruled, Code § 8.01-250,1 a statute of repose, operates against the Commonwealth. The facts relevant to that question are not in dispute.

The Commonwealth filed suit on February 26, 1985, seeking to recover the costs of abating the hazard of building materials containing asbestos that were installed in 1,016 public buildings and facilities located throughout...

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