Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 9/1/1988

Guidry v. Johns-Manville Corp.

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547 A.2d 382
377 Pa. Super. 308
1988 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2316

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jury award of $185,000 reflected compromise verdict when there was conflicting evidence as to cause of decedent’s death, asbestos exposure or smoking, and decedent had other pre-existing conditions which might have affected life expectancy
jury award of $185,000 reflected compromise verdict when there was conflicting evidence as to cause of decedent’s death, asbestos exposure or smoking, and decedent had other pre-existing conditions which might have affected life expectancy
low verdict in product liability action on behalf of deceased asbestosis sufferer did not warrant a new trial where there was conflicting evidence as to the cause of death; nominal award could be explained as a permissible compromise verdict
low verdict in product liability action on behalf of deceased asbestosis sufferer did not warrant new trial where there was conflicting evidence as to cause of death; nominal award could be explained as permissible compromise verdict

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Judges: Brosky, Beck, Cercone

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