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Court papers, eight pages, in William Norwood's suit against Johns-Manville, Inc., filed in the Circuit Court of Lake County and moved to the federal court in Chicago. Norwood said the Waukegan plant made shingles, roofing paper and other products with soapstone, mica, diamond dust, tar and other materials, that the dust and fumes were not removed by ventilating or exhaust devices, that no masks were given, and that he contracted siderosis, pneumoconiosis and tuberculosis. J-M Products Corporation moved to dismiss, arguing that the Illinois laws he relied on were unconstitutional.
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- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Series
- The Motley 1000
- Date
- March 23, 1935
- Numbers
- Bates CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-002474 – 002481; Motley 1000 no. 696
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 13117 · asbestosclaims.law/library/13117
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for research and historical study.
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Johns-Manville's legal department indexed the Motley 1,000 in 1984. Its index describes this document as follows:
Various pleadings filed in William Norwood v. J-M Inc. Complaint was filed on 3/23/35 in the Circuit Court of Lake County, Illinois. Case was removed to the U.S.D.C., Illinois. Norwood was a laborer at J-M's Waukegan plant for approximately 7 years. I have seen part of this document before.
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This is document 696 of the Motley 1,000, from the set the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust's records facility certified as true copies, pages CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-002474 to CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-002481.
Cited by Barry Castleman
In Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects (5th edition, 2005), which cites it in:
- Chapter 3 (Compensation: The Final Check-Up), p. 145, note 33
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“Norwood v. Johns-Manville, Inc., Complaint and Motion to Dismiss.” March 23, 1935. The Motley 1000, Bates CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-002474 – 002481, Motley 1000 no. 696. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 13117. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/13117.
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