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FILE NAME: Early Asbestos Damage Suits (EADS) DATE: 1934 DOC#: EADS010 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Documents from Case of Helen Zackwiejz
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COMPLAINT,
JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP., a C o r p o r a tio n : iof> th e S t a t e oft?New -Y o r k ,.ty fcy th e d e f en-iau* *
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fe n d a n t .`.c o r p o r a t i o n , a t i t s p l a n t i n M a n v i ll e , New J e r s e y ,
i n th e m onth o f May,- '1 9 2 9 , '' and- " fo r - s e v e r a l '-.years- p r i o r - ' v i d e
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l a i . / ' ^ n o t Hr p l a n t ,
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- 3. 5 The s a id d e fe n d a n t em ployed th e p l a i n t i f f
at th e tim e and p la c e above s e t fo r th in i t s m anufacture o f
s a id a s b e s to s , p r o d u c ts , and th e s a id 'd e fe n d a n t'-n o t o n ly ore
knew , b u t s h o u ld h a v e known, t h a t th e s a i d a s b e s t o s'1p r o d
u c t s c o n t a in e d c e r t a i n d a n g e r o u s , in s id io u s -'a r id 'h a rm fu l0 -1
a g e n c ie s .com posed o f a s b e s to s f i b e r s and o th e r p a r t i c l e s ^
t h a t wBre d e s tr u c tiv e ' to- lif e " and h e a lt h In 'th e* human bod y :
when b r o u g h t .in to ..'c lo s e d -c o n ta c t' w it h th 'sa n e1.'-1-''100 - 'l r0Qr
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(a) In fa ilin g to use reasonable care to provide. '
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the p l a i n t i f f w ith proper masks other appliances or safe
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(c) In f a i l i n g to u se r e a s o n a b le *ca re to p r o v id e
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a proper v e n tila tin g system a t i t s p la n t,
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(d) In f a ilin g to use reasonable care to give
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proper warning, in fo rm atio n and knowledge about the
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dangerous c h a ra c te r of i t s work w ith the s a id asb esto s
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f ib e r s and p a r tic le s to the s a id p la n tif f a t the time and
p lace above m entioned.
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7, The sa id asb esto s f ib e r s and p a r t i c l e s were
in tro d u c e d in to th e p l a i n t i f f ' s body at th e time and p la c e
a f o r e s a i d , so t h a t t h e p l a i n t i f f was p e r m a n e n tly i n j u r e d
e x te rn a lly and in te r n a lly , in and about h e r head, body and
lim bs causing the p l a i n t i f f great pain and su ffe rin g , both
m ental and p h y sic a l, g r e a tly lowered her r e s is ta n c e to diset*
and she became a v ic tim of tu b e rc u lo s is and so s e rio u s ly
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.h e r wage e a r n i n g s and a ls o th e c o n s id e ra b le amount o f
medical expense involved in her e ffo rt to reta rd the
su ffe rin g from th d ise a se and mend'th wrecking of her
body, she w ill be caused to s u ffe r lo s s e s , expenses and
damages t o t h e e x t e n t of* $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 .
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The p l a i n t i f f demands th e sun o f '$100,000.00 `
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c o r p o r a t i o n o f t h e S t a t e , o f New; Y o rk ,, h a y i n g , i t a p r i n c i p a l
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FIR ST DEFENSE t Ul'T. ft-
1. I t d e n ie s paragraph. 1 , e x c e p t t h a t i t eayB t h a t
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the p l a i n t i f f was in i t s employ a t i t s p la n t in U anT ille,
N. J*, from December 28, 1926, to th e month of Hay, 1929.
2. It denies paragraph 2, except th at it says that
i t was and h a s "been engaged in th e m a n u fa c tu re o f a s h e s to E
p ro d u cts f o r commercial purposes from December 28,1926, to
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3.. ,It d e n ie s p arag rap h 3, except t h a t i t says tha
i t employed the p l a i n t i f f from December 28,1926, to the
month o f Hay, 1929. .
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4. I t d e n i e s p a r a g r a p h s 4, .5 ,..6 ,..a n d t.7,..____ SECOND DEIEN33
The i n j u r y and th e d i s e a s e a l l e g e d In t h e o o m p la in t
J -nero Cue to one o f th e r in k s of her employment u/jcumed by
i the p la in t if f as part o f the tende of her co n tra ct of
employment.
THIRD DEFENSE
The i n j u r y and th e d is e a s e a l l e g e d in. th e c o m p la t
thu j i l a l n t 1i'f aa p / . r t o f tha tormo of h e r c o n t r a c t o f orii>lo,yiiiflnt In t h u t lh a p l a i n t i f f know, or by th a oxarolB of re a s o n a b le o are on her' p a r t Bhould have known, th e a lleg e d dangers of h o r employment. .
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were 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 t h e p a r t o f .'they-
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The i n j u r y and ;th e fd is e a a e a l l e g e d " i n ' th e c o m p la in t
were caused by c o n tr ib u to r y n e g lig e n c e on th e p a r t * o f t h a ';
p la in tif f in th a t the p la in tif f fa ile d to exercise-.reason
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able care to p ro te c t h e rse lf against the a lle g e d 'dangers-o-
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h e r employment *b y u s i n g th e mask, a n d '*o t h e r .^ai.p pt*l' i a n *c,,e*s'. : p r*o1*-
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vided by the defendant fo r th a t purpose.
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The i n j u r y and th e d i s e a s e a l l e g e d in th e c o m p la in t
were due to n e g lig e n c e on th p a r t of a f e llo w - e e r v a n t o f
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the p l a i n t i f f , in f a ilin g to warn and in s tru c t the p la in t:
t o u se t h e mask a n d o t h e r a p p l i a n c e s p r o v i d e d by t h e ' *., *
defendant f o r th e purpose of. p r o te c tin g the p l a i n t i f f - '/ `
ag a in st the a lle g e d dangers of h r employment., ` ' ; \ `
: SEVENTH DEFENSE
P la in tif f 's action is barred because
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coonenced and in s titu te d w ithin tw o-yeara-next.'after^t.he^
alleged cause of ac tio n accrued.
EIGHTH DEFENSE
P l a i n t i f f ' s a c tio n is b arred because i t was n o t
commenced and i n s t i t u t e d w ith in two y e a r s a f t e r th e p l a i n
t i f f ' s coming to o r being of f u l l age*
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
HELEN ZACKWIEJZ, b y n e x t f r i e n d , )
h e r m o th e r , MARY ZACKWIEJZ,
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P lain tiff,
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JOHNS-MANYILLE CORPORATION, a c o r -
p o r a t i o n o f th e S t a t e o f New Y o rk , ) .
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Defendant. )
ORDER. *
T his m a tte r coming on to be heard b e fo re m e,'
in the presence of the a tto rn e y s of the p a r tie s (Samuel
Greenstone appearing fo r the p l a i n t i f f and H obart & Minard
appearing for the d efen d a n t), on the re tu rn of the ru le to
show cau se allo w ed h e r e i n on 7 ^ day o f
, 1930
why th e summons s h o u ld n o t b e q u ash ed and t h e c o m p l a i n t
dism issed on the grounds sta te d in said fu le , and the co u rt
having taken the testim ony of the p a rtie s in open co u rt,
and i t a p p e a rin g th a t th e a tto r n e y fo r the p l a i n t i f f was
p r o p e r ly r e t a i n e d and a u th o r iz e d to commence th e above
a c tio n ; and the atto rn ey s fo r the defendant having consented
in open co u rt to d ism issal o f the said ru le ;
I t i s , on th is
day of A pril, 1930,
ORDERED, t h a t t h e s a id r u l e t o show c a u s e be
and the same is h ereb y d ism issed w ith o u t c o s t s .
?U n ite d J s ta te s D i s t r i c t Court j Judite.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT C O U l't FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
HELEN ZACKWIEJZ, "by n e x t f r i e n d , h e r m o th e r, MARY ZACKWIEJZ
Plaintiff .
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JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, a C o r p o r a tio n o f t h e S t a t e o f New Y o rk ,
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fiction at Law. ORDER FOR DISCOJfTIXUAXCE. ,
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Tibe above entitled cause having been settled between the parties thereto; i-
It is ORDERED, that five same be, and it is hereby discontinued, without 0 A i to,either party
as against the other.
Entered JUH6 13,
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On motion of
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