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FILE NAME: Early Asbestos Damage Suits (EADS) DATE: 1934 DOC#: EADS006 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Documents from Case of Anna Pirskowski IDEA RIRSKOV7SKI -vsJOHHS-MAHVIDLE t COIP UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT. OF HEi7 JERSEY The p l a i n t i f f , f o r m e r l y a r e s i d e n t ; o f : S o m e r v i l l e , Hew J e r s e y , a n d now r e s i d i n g i n O i l C i t y , ' P e n n s y l v a n i a ``.~ oomplains of the above named defendant a c o rp o ra tio n , re s id e s a t M a n v i l l e , Hew J e r s e y , a s f o l l o w s : - ' .si- 1. The p l a i n t i f f waa in the employ o f th e d e fe n d a n t i n L i e n v i l l e , Hew J e r s e y , a t i t s p l a n t , i n t h e y e a r 1 9 2 2 a n d f o r some t i n e p r i o r t h e r e t o . 2. That th e s a i d p l a i n t i f f was a t -th a t tim e an i n r f 8 n t named Anna U r b a n i c k , i n t h e em p lo y o f t h e d e f e n d a n t who was engaged in th e m a n u fa c tu re of a s b e s t o s , an d t h a t p a r t - - ic le s of said asb esto s end other dangerous a r t i c l e s used in i t s b u s in e s s of m anufacture os a fo r e s a id was in h aled by h e r , so t h a t she became d is e a s e d , s ic k and p o iso n ed , end t h a t the same p e rm e a te d h e r s y s te m , p a r t i c u l a r l y h e r l u n g s , and t h a t h e r tody become in f e c te d and weakened so as to cause h e r to suffer permanently with a malignant disease. 3 . The n e g l i g e n c e of th e d e fe n d a n t co m p la in e d of i s as follow s:- (a) In f a i l i n g to provide tne p l a i n t i f f w ith a s a f e ' place of work. Tn f a i l i n g t o p r o v i d e t h e p l a i n t i f f w i t h m a s k s ;* T.'*>:- r.*r " 1 i . SU^ .1 - f-r j- ->i* ,i*.< 'i 4 , T h a t b y r e a s o n o f h e r s u f f e r i n g : * i l i n e s s Nand;,'.; d ise a se d c o n d itio n , due to the n egligence of th e defen d an t as a fo re s a id , the p l a i n t i f f was obliged to q u it- h e r employ-" ' I K . /.* ment i n the y e a r 19 2 2 , and w i l l be d i s a b l e d t h r o u g h o u t h e r l i f e t i m e . She h a s , s i n c e le a v in g h e r p o s i t i o n , been o b l i g e d . t o spend a l a r g e sum o f money f o r m e d ic a l e x p en se and w i l l s u i f e r a l o s s i n wages , a l l t o h e r damage i n the sum o f 50,000.00. I! The p l a i n t i f f demands the sum o f $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 as I1 damages from the d efen d an t. K' < w > % , UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OP K M JERSEY AUliA PIRSKOH7SKX, P laintiff t : VS t J 0 H1TS-IIA3JVTTT 'R! TM vora a'Pt ntt > Action. a t Lav. AHENDHENT TO ANSWER *t : ':*v. *. D( Defendant f ile s the follow ing defenses in ; addition to those set fo rth in the o rig in al answer herein* . FOURTH DEFENSE r` V, The i n j u r y an d th e d i s e a s e a l l e g e d in * th e c o m p lain ; were due to one o f t h e r i s k s o f h e r employment assumed by th e p l a i n t i f f aB p a r t of th e term s of h e r ' c o n t r a c t of employment. PIPTH DEFENSE The i n j u r y a n d th e d i s e a s e a l l e g e d i n t h e complain-;. were due to one of th e r i s k s o f h e r employment assumed by the p l a i n t i f f as p a rt of the terms of her contract of employment in t h a t th e p l a i n t i f f knew, or by the e x e rc is e o f r e a s o n a b le care on h e r p a r t s h o u ld have known, t h e a lleg e d dangers of h er employment. SIXTH D3PE1TSB The i n j u r y a n d t h e d i s e a s e a l l e g e d i n t h e c o m p la in w e r e c a u s e d b y c o n t r i b u t o r y n e g l i g e n c e on th e p a r t o f t h e p laintiff. SEVENTH DEFENSE The i n j u r y a n d t h e d i s e a s e a l l e g e d i n t h e c o m p la in I UNITED STATES DISTRICT G O U tt FOR THE D#ISTRICT OF KE7/ JERSEY ,rt* - AI.7TA PHtSKCWSKI, Plaintiff vs. JOHNS-MANYILLE CORPORATION, Defendant . Action at Law. ORDER FOR DISCOXTIXUAXCE. ^/ff7 The above en titled oausc h avin g been settled between the parties thereto; I t is , ORDERED th at the same be, an d i t is hereby discontinued, w ithout cost^o either p a r ty as against the other. Entered June 13, 19 34 On motion oj' J j. ( i % Attorneys of defendant ^ Consent is hereby given to the mak ng and entering of the above