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THE DENISON HERALD--Denison, Texas,Sunday, October 26,1980 TH Local Men File * $1 Million Suit Claiming that their All five men daim to asbestos-related jobs har suffer from asbestods, a med their health, four ling disease caused by Denison men and an inhaling asbestos fibers. Arkansas resident have filed Representing the men will |l million lawsuits in federal be Sherman attorney, Larry court. The. Denison men are Jimmy D Humphries, 'John F. Engiutt Jr., James Ayres Cain. According to Cain, the men probably came to him as a result of two other asbestos-related suits he and Joe Gordon Beard. The helped file two years ago. hi Arkansas man is James Wilford Lockhart. Humphries is employed by the Johns-Manville plant in n.ninnn and the others are both, the relatives ofdeceased asbestos workerr claim the fireproof material caused cancers which killed foe men. Those suits are still former employees there. pending court trials under Lockhart's suit lists 21' companies as defendants, Judge Wayne Justice. Cain said the cases came including Johns-Manville to him individually during .Sales Corp, which owns the foe pest year and were filed Denison plant.-. All of the at about foe same time as a companies supply or matter of convenience^ -.produce asbestos matrialsj Ayres,- Beard and Engiutt AH'of foe new suits except are also suing the Johns- Boglutt's will be heard bjf : Manville Sales Gorp and 10 Judge Justice. The Ehglutt ' other companies. However, suit has been assigned to Humphries suit doer not Judge William Steger <*. include the corooratian. - Tubr. * DeM*C<j|T" !0/z3/$o Five$l million lawsuits claim harm from asbestos Four Denison nun and an Denison and the others aiv All five men claim to suf- Arkansas resident have formcr employees there. fer from aslxstosis. a lung Filed SI million lawsuits in The Arkansas man. "disease caused by inhaling federal court claiming their James Wilford Lockhart, asbestos fillets, asbestos-related jobs har worked as an insulator on Cain saiti the men med their health. jobs throughout Texas, ;- probably came to him its a Sherman attorney Iwirry Cain, who represents all five men. said the cases, came to him individually during the past year ami were filed at about thf.same time as a matter of con venience. 4 _ cording to his petition. Loekhart's suit lists companies its defendants.' including Johns-Manville Stiles Corp., which owns the Denison plant. AH of the companies supply or produce'asbestos materials. Ayres. Beard and Engiutt result of two oilier aslx-stos- related suits he helped file two years ago. In both, the relatives of deceased asbestos workers claim the fireproof material caused cancers which killed. the men. . Titose suits are still pen- The Denison men are also are suing Johns-Man-' ding court trials under James' Ayres. Joe Gordon ville Sales Corp. ami 10. Judge Wayne Justice of Beard. John F. Engiutt Jr. other companies. Tyler. Justice also will hear -- and Jimmy D. Humphries. Humphries' suit does not- ail of the new suits, cM-epu j, , Humphries is employed by include Johns-Manville for Knglult's. whij-hftiijjii'SJvtlL. the Johns-Manville plant in Stiles Corp. l>een assigned to- - Jiuteoi ~ WilliaiUtSteger of Tvler.J -: SC-JMM-2090