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· 10/11/1995

Taylor v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

Citations

  • 666 A.2d 681
  • 446 Pa. Super. 174

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  • holding that trial court abused its discretion in granting summary judgment where defendants moved for summary judgment on the morning of trial and after a jury had been empanelled thus depriving plaintiffs of adequate notice and a reasonable opportunity to respond
  • absent written document, oral request for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 1085, which was rescinded and renumbered Pa. R.C.P. 1035.1 — 1035.5, is insufficient
  • a plaintiff who is currently asymptomatic but develops a symptomatic asbestos-related disease in the future will later have a cause of action
  • “It is within . . . within the appellate court’s discretion to review the issue unless the failure to raise the issue in the [concise] statement hinders appellate review.”

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Judges: McEwen, Tamilia and Kelly

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