John L. Myers to J. J. Sibley Transmitting Executed Affidavit for Kanawha County Case, with Myers Affidavit in Sowards v. Johns-Manville (1978)

A one-paragraph internal memo dated April 4, 1978 from John L. Myers to the UCC Law Department enclosing an executed affidavit for the Kanawha County case, followed by Myers's affidavit supporting Union Carbide's motion to dismiss in Sowards et al. v. Johns-Manville Corporation et al. (Civil Action No. CA-78-107). The affidavit states that Union Carbide never mined, processed or sold asbestos for the heat insulation industry and that since 1963 it has mined, milled and marketed Calidria chrysotile, described as a short fiber not suited for insulation materials.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Internal correspondence, Myers to J. J. Sibley, April 4, 1978, enclosing the executed affidavit for the Kanawha County case
• Pages 2-3: Affidavit of John L. Myers in support of Union Carbide's motion to dismiss, Sowards et al. v. Johns-Manville Corp., Kanawha County Circuit Court, CA-78-107

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (Marketing Manager-Asbestos, Metals Division, Union Carbide Corporation) to Mr. J. J. Sibley (UCC-Law Dept., 47th Floor, 270 Park Avenue, New York); H. B. Rhodes (copy recipient); W. C. Thurber (copy recipient).

• John L. Myers (author)
• John J. Sibley (recipient)
• Harrison B. Rhodes (copied)
• William C. Thurber (copied)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Calidria Asbestos (named)
• Circuit Court of Kanawha County (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Johns-Manville.

About this copy

This is document UC-810 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages.