Case Name: Thomas Francis GALLAGHER, Jr., and Carol Gallagher, his wife, Appellants, v. PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-10-13
Citations: 608 So. 2d 855
Docket Number: No. 91-2919
Parties: Thomas Francis GALLAGHER, Jr., and Carol Gallagher, his wife, Appellants, v. PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and FERGUSON and GERSTEN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 608
Pages: 855–855

Head Matter:
Thomas Francis GALLAGHER, Jr., and Carol Gallagher, his wife, Appellants, v. PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION, Appellee.
No. 91-2919.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Oct. 13, 1992.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 8, 1992.
David M. Lipman, for appellants.
Blaire & Cole, Louise H. McMurray, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and FERGUSON and GERSTEN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The Gallaghers commenced this action for injuries caused by exposure to the ap-pellee's product, on theories of negligence and strict liability. This appeal is brought, after an adverse jury verdict on the negligence count, from a pretrial omnibus order which dismissed the strict liability count. We reverse for a trial on the authority of Beraglia v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., 606 So.2d 1213 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992), which holds that a plaintiff in an asbestos litigation is entitled to proceed to trial on a strict liability claim so long as the claim does not duplicate the negligence claim.
Reversed and remanded.