COCHRAN v. GAF CORP.


430 Pa.Super. 175 (1993)

633 A.2d 1195

Shirley COCHRAN, Administratrix of the Estate of William A. Cochran, Deceased, and Shirley Cochran, In Her Own Right, Appellant, v. GAF CORPORATION, Raymark Industries, Celotex Corporation, Successor-In-Interest to Philip Carey Corporation, Briggs Manufacturing Company and/or Panacon Corporation, Keene Building Products Corporation, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Garlock, Inc., A-Best Products Company, Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Nicolet Industries, Inc., Successor-In-Interest to Keasby & Mattison, H.K. Porter Company, Inc., Combustion Engineering, Successor-In-Interest to Dietrich Company, Fibreboard Corporation, General Refractories Company, Inc., A.P. Green Refractories Company, Carey-Canada, Inc., Successor-In-Interest to Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd., and Quebec Asbestos Corp., Anchor Packing Company, Universal Refractories, Division of Theim Corporation, A Subsidiary of Koppers, Ferro Engineering, Division of Oglebay Norton Company, Foseco, Inc., Allied Glove Corporation, BMI, Inc., Harbison-Walker Refractories, Inc., Pittsburgh Gage Company, F.B. Wright Company, Earl B. Beach Company, George V. Hamilton, Inc., North American Refractories Company, Division of Eltra Corporation, and Kaiser Refractories, Division of Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, Hedman Mines, Ltd., Argo Packing Company, Flexitallic Gasket Corporation, Foster Wheeler Corporation, in its Own Right and as Successor-in-interest to Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc., Nichias Corporation, Safety First Industries, Inc.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Antonio D. Pyle, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Gary Roberson, Pittsburgh, for Owens-Corning, appellee.

Concetta A. Silvaggio, Pittsburgh, for A-Best Products & Combustion Engineering, appellees.

Before ROWLEY, President Judge, and WIEAND, CIRILLO, DEL SOLE, TAMILIA, KELLY, POPOVICH, HUDOCK and FORD ELLIOTT, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order entering summary judgment in favor of manufacturers of asbestos products on grounds that the action against them was barred by the statute of limitations. After careful review, we affirm.

William A. Cochran was employed by Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation from 1943 to 1944 and from 1949 to 1982 as a boilerhouse attendant, steel worker and bricklayer. During the course of his employment, Cochran was allegedly...

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