Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
DaMato v. Turner & Newall, Ltd.
DaMato v. Turner & Newall, Ltd., 651 F.2d 908 (3d Cir. 1981)
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- Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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- 1981-06-22
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- bankruptcy
OPINION OF THE COURT PER CURIAM: The question for decision in this appeal by plaintiffs from adverse summary judgments in diversity actions brought under Pennsylvania law is whether the district court erred in determining that when the plaintiffs knew the physical causes and sources of their injuries, their lack of knowledge about the legal bases for prospective claims will not toll the Pennsylvania statute of limitations. We affirm. We are satisfied that Judge Newcomer’s opinion in Grabowski v. Turner & Newall, 516 F.Supp. 114 (E.D.Pa.1980), sets forth the appropriate legal precepts and properly applied the undisputed facts thereto. Additional support for the view we take is found in Volpe v.
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DaMATO v. TURNER NEWALL, LTD.,651 F.2d 908(3rd Cir. 1981)
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. 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
MATISON 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.
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Patrick T. Ryan, Virginia Gibson-Mason, Drinker, Biddle Reath, Philadelphia, Pa., David Booth Beers (argued), S. Elizabeth Gibson, Thomas R. Andrews, Shea Gardner, Washington, D.C., for Cassiar Asbestos Corp. Ltd.
Edward B. Joseph, Frederic L. Goldfein, Ominsky, Joseph Welsh, Philadelphia, Pa., for Asbestos Corp., Ltd.
Robert M. Britton, James F. Gallo, Post Schell, Philadelphia, Pa., for Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd.
Charles W. Craven, Marshall, Dennehey Warner, Philadelphia, Pa., for Canadian Johns-Manville Asbestos, Canadian Johns-Manville Co., Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
G. Wayne Renneisen, Joel D. Gusky, Harvey, Pennington, Hertin Renneisen, Philadelphia, Pa., for Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd.
Before ALDISERT, GIBBONS and WEIS, Circuit Judges.
[1] OPINION OF THE COURT
[3] We are satisfied that Judge Newcomer's opinion inGrabowski v.Turner Newall,516 F. Supp. 114(E.D.Pa. 1980), sets forth the appropriate legal precepts and properly applied the undisputed facts thereto. Additional support for the view we take is found inVolpe v. Johns-Manville Corp.,4 P.C.R. 290 (Phila.C.P. 1980) (Takiff, J.).See also Anthony v. Koppers Co., Inc.,___ Pa.Super. ___, ___,425 A.2d 428, 436 (1981) (citingVolpewith approval);cf. United States v. Kubrick,444 U.S. 111, 100 S.Ct. 352, 62 L.Ed.2d 259 (1979) (interpreting two year limitation period in Federal Tort Claims Act,28 U.S.C. § 2401).
[4] The judgment of the district court will be affirmed.Page 92