Grabow v. Johns-Manville, Court Papers (1932)

Court papers (23 pages) in Matius Grabow's suit against Johns-Manville Corporation, begun with a New Jersey Supreme Court summons of May 5, 1932, served that day on A. R. Fisher, the Manville plant manager. Grabow, who worked at the Manville, New Jersey, plant until April 1932, said J-M knew its asbestos products held "dangerous, insidious and harmful agencies composed of asbestos fibers" and let them escape, and asked $100,000. J-M removed the case to federal court in May 1932, with Union Indemnity Company as surety and Vandiver Brown attesting as assistant secretary. The case was noticed for trial in November 1932, then settled and discontinued on June 13, 1934.

In Johns-Manville's index

Johns-Manville's legal department indexed the Motley 1,000 in 1984. Its index describes this document as follows:

Various pleadings filed in Matius Grabow v. J-M Corp. Complaint was filed on 5/23/32 in the Supreme Court of Somerset County, New Jersey. Case was removed to the U.S.D.C., New Jersey. Grabow was a textile worker at J-M's Manville plant for approximately 6 years. Union Indemnity was the surety on the removal bond.

About this copy

This is document 754 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-004024 to CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-004046.