Case Name: Robert R. EDMOND, an individual; Lloyd E. Kelly and Judith L. Kelly, his wife; Joseph A. Bushless and Ruth Anne Bushless, his wife; and Ralph Barber, an individual v. GAF CORPORATION; Raymark Industries, Inc.; the Celotex Corporation; Keene Corporation; Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Garlock, Inc.; Pittsburgh Corning Corporation; Armstrong World Industries, Inc.; H.K. Porter Company, Inc.; Fibreboard Corporation; Anchor Packing Company; A.P. Green Refractories Company; Southern Textile Corporation; the Gage Company; Gateway Industrial Supply; A-Best Products Company; John Crane-Houdaille, Inc.; Insul Company, Inc.; Foster Wheeler Corporation; the Sager Corporation; Dresser Industries, Inc.; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation; Foseco, Inc.; General Refractories Company; J.H. France Refractories Company; North American Refractories Company; Quigley Company, Inc.; Theim Corporation; TYK Refractories Company; and W.R. Grace Company, Hedman Mines, Limited and McClain Firebrick Company
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1992-12-04
Citations: 532 Pa. 604
Docket Number: No. 65; No. 66; No. 67; No. 68; Appeals Nos. 65, 66, 67 and 68 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1991
Parties: Robert R. EDMOND, an individual; Lloyd E. Kelly and Judith L. Kelly, his wife; Joseph A. Bushless and Ruth Anne Bushless, his wife; and Ralph Barber, an individual v. GAF CORPORATION; Raymark Industries, Inc.; the Celotex Corporation; Keene Corporation; Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Garlock, Inc.; Pittsburgh Corning Corporation; Armstrong World Industries, Inc.; H.K. Porter Company, Inc.; Fibreboard Corporation; Anchor Packing Company; A.P. Green Refractories Company; Southern Textile Corporation; the Gage Company; Gateway Industrial Supply; A-Best Products Company; John Crane-Houdaille, Inc.; Insul Company, Inc.; Foster Wheeler Corporation; the Sager Corporation; Dresser Industries, Inc.; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation; Foseco, Inc.; General Refractories Company; J.H. France Refractories Company; North American Refractories Company; Quigley Company, Inc.; Theim Corporation; TYK Refractories Company; and W.R. Grace Company, Hedman Mines, Limited and McClain Firebrick Company.
Judges: Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 532
Pages: 604–606

Head Matter:
616 A.2d 1375
Robert R. EDMOND, an individual; Lloyd E. Kelly and Judith L. Kelly, his wife; Joseph A. Bushless and Ruth Anne Bushless, his wife; and Ralph Barber, an individual v. GAF CORPORATION; Raymark Industries, Inc.; the Celotex Corporation; Keene Corporation; Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Garlock, Inc.; Pittsburgh Corning Corporation; Armstrong World Industries, Inc.; H.K. Porter Company, Inc.; Fibreboard Corporation; Anchor Packing Company; A.P. Green Refractories Company; Southern Textile Corporation; the Gage Company; Gateway Industrial Supply; A-Best Products Company; John Crane-Houdaille, Inc.; Insul Company, Inc.; Foster Wheeler Corporation; the Sager Corporation; Dresser Industries, Inc.; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation; Foseco, Inc.; General Refractories Company; J.H. France Refractories Company; North American Refractories Company; Quigley Company, Inc.; Theim Corporation; TYK Refractories Company; and W.R. Grace Company, Hedman Mines, Limited and McClain Firebrick Company.
(appellant at No. 65)
(appellants at No. 66)
(appellants at No. 67)
(appellant at No. 68)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued Sept. 22, 1992.
Decided Dec. 4, 1992.
Joel Persky, Ann E.L. Shapiro, Henderson & Goldberg, P.C., Antonio D. Pyle, Pittsburgh, for appellants.
William R. Haushalter, Rosenberg, Kirshner, P.A., Pittsburgh, for Keene Corp, and Eagle Picher Industries, Inc.
Ollie Harton, Freeman & Hawkins, Anna Marie Silvaggio, Swensen & Perer, Atlanta, Ga., Dan McDyer, Anstandig, Levicoff & McDyer, Pittsburgh, for GAF Corp., Armstrong World Industries, A.P. Green Refractories Co., The Gage Co. & Quigley Co., Inc.
Patrick R. Riley, Frederick E. Orlansky, Patrick A. Hewitt, Riley & DeFalice, P.C., Pittsburgh, for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
John Bacharach, Bacharach & Klein, Pittsburgh, for Gar-lock, Inc.
James J. Lotz, Richard A. Curtis, White & Williams, Pittsburgh, for H.K. Porter Co., Inc.
John Repcheck, Sharlock, Repcheck & Mahler, Pittsburgh, for Anchor Packing Co.
Kathy Condo, John Vitsas, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, for Owens-Illinois, Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corp., Fibreboard Corp., and W.R. Grace Co.
James F. Israel, Israel & Wood, Pittsburgh, for General Refractories Co.
James Ehrman, Gretchen J. Fitzer, Tighe, Evan & Ehrman, Pittsburgh, for John Crane-Houdaille, Inc.
Robert Owsiany, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Pittsburgh, for Dresser Industries, Inc.
Michael Martin, Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, Pittsburgh, for Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
Dennis S.J. Mulvihill, Robb, Leonard & Mulvihill, Pittsburgh, for J.H. France Refractories Co.
Kenneth Robb, Doherty & Robb, Pittsburgh, for Hedman Mines Ltd.
Edward Olszewski, Richard C. Polley, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C., Pittsburgh, for Foresco, Inc. & Sagar Corp.
Leo S. Daly, Grogan, Graffam McGinley & Lucchino, P.C., Pittsburgh, for TYK Refractories Co.
Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
Motions to Quash granted.
ZAPPALA, J., files a concurring statement in which CAPPY, J., joins.
LARSEN, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.