Texas Supreme Court

John Allen Gaulding, Petitioners v. the Celotex Corporation, Respondents

June 7, 198932 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 439

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed summary judgment for the asbestos product manufacturers, holding that the plaintiff's reliance on collective liability theories—alternative liability, concert of action, enterprise liability, and market share liability—was misplaced because the plaintiff failed to identify the specific manufacturer and did not join all possible tortfeasors.