Campbell, B. v. A.O. Smith Corp. of Campbell (petitions for allowance of appeal)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT BETTY WELLES CAMPBELL, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF SAMUEL P. CAMPBELL, SR., AND BETTY WELLES CAMPBELL, IN HER OWN RIGHT v. A.O. SMITH CORPORATION, IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE CLARK CONTROLLER COMPANY AND A.O. SMITH CORPORATION; A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY; AGCO CORPORATION, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ALLIS CHALMERS CORPORATION; AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION, AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BUFFALO PUMPS, INC.; AJAX MAGNETHERMIC CORPORATION; ALLIED GLOVE CORPORATION; AMERICAN OPTICAL CORPORATION; AMERICAN STANDARD COMPANY, INC.; ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, INC., ARMSTRONG PUMPS, INC.; AQUA-CHEM, INC., CLEAVER-BROOKS DIVISION; AURORA PUMP COMPANY; BEAZER EAST, INC. IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND AS SUCCESSOR TO KOPPERS COMPANY, INC. AND OTHER RELATED COMPANIES INCLUDING THIEM CORPORATION, BEAZER USA, INC., AND BEAZER, PLC; BLACKMER PUMP COMPANY; BW/IP INTERNATIONAL INC., F/K/A BORG WARNER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BYRON JACKSON PUMPS; CASHCO, INC.; CATALYTIC : No. 304 WAL 2016 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : CONSTRUCTION COMPANY; CBS CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, F/K/A VIACOM INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CBS CORPORATION, A PENNSYVLANIA CORPORATION, F/K/A WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HERCULES INC; COLUMBUS MCKINNON; COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY; COPES-VULCAN, INC; CRANE CO.; CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY; DEZURIK, INC.; DRAVO CORPORATION; DURAMETALLIC CORPORATION; EATON CORPORATION, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CUTLER HAMMER, INC. EICHLEAY CORPORATION; ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS; ELSA BENSON, INC; EXELON CORPORATION; FLOWSERVE U.S., INC., F/K/A FLOWSERVE FSD CORPORATION, AS SUCCESSOR TO DURCO INTERNATIONAL, DURIRON COMPANY AND DURAMETALLIC; FMC CORPORATION, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ITS FORMER PEERLESS PUMPS; FOSECO, INC.; FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION; GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION; GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATION; GENUINE PARTS COMPANY; GOULDS PUMPS, INC; GREENE TWEED & COMPANY; GRINNELL LLC; HEDMAN RESOURCES LIMITED; HONEYWELL, INC., HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALLIED SIGNAL, INC., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE BENDIX CORPORATION; IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., F/K/A IMO DELAVAL, INC., F/K/A TRANSAMERICAN DELAVAL, INC., F/K/A DELAVAL TURBINE, INC., DELAVAL TURBINE, INC., DEVALCO CORPORATION; INDUSTRIAL : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : [304 WAL 2016] - 2 HOLDINGS CORPORATION F/K/A CARBORUNDUM COMPANY; INGERSOLL RAND; INSUL COMPANY, INC.; ITT CORPORATION, F/K/A ITT INDUSTRIES; JOY TECHNOLOGIES F/K/A JOY MANUFACTURING COMPANY D/B/A JOY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC; KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC.; MALLINCKRODT US LLC, IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO IMCERA GROUP, INC., AND INTERNATIONAL MINERALS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO E.J. LAVINO; MARLEY COOLING TOWER; MCCANN SHIELDS PAINT COMPANY; MCCARLS, INC.; MCJUNKIN RED MAN CORPORATION, IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO MCJUNKIN CORPORATION; MET-PRO CORPORATION AND ITS DEAN PUMP DIVISIONL METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY A/K/A METROPOLITAN INSURANCE COMPANY; MILWAUKEE VALVE COMPANY; MINE SAFETY APPLIANCE COMPANY; MINNOTTE CONTRACTING CORPORATION; MORGAN ENGINEERING, IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ALLIANCE MACHINE COMPANY; NAGLE PUMPS, INC; OAKFABCO, INC.; OGLEBAY NORTON COMPANY, AND ITS DIVISION FERRO ENGINEERING; OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC.; PHELPS DODGE INDUSTRIES, INC; POWELL VALVE COMPANY; POWER PIPING; PREMIER REFRACTORIES, INC., F/K/A ADIENCE, INC, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ADIENCE COMPANY, LP, AS SUCCESSOR TO BMI, INC.; RILEY STOKER CORPORATION; ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC., IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ALLEN BRADLEY; SAFETY FIRST : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : [304 WAL 2016] - 3 INDUSTRIES, INC., IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SAFETY FIRST SUPPLY, INC.; SAINTGOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS NORTON COMPANY; SARGENT & LUNDY, LLC; SPIRAX SARCO, INC; SQUARE D COMPANY; TASCO INSULATION, INC., F/K/A/ THE ASBESTOS SERVICE COMPANY; THE ELECTRIC CONTROLLER AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY; THIEM CORPORATION, AND ITS DIVISION, UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES; TRECO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., F/K/A THE RUST ENGINEERING COMPANY; TYCO FLOW CONTROL COMPNAY, LLC AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CROSBY VALVE; UNIFRAX CORPORATION F/K/A CARBORUNDUM; UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION AND ITS LINDE DIVISION; UNITED CONVERYOR CORPORATION; UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION; WASHINGTON GROUP INTERNATION, F/K/A RAYTHEON ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC., AND ALL ITS DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES, INCLUDING THE BADGER COMPANY, INC., WHITING CORPORATION; YARWAY CORPORATION; YEOMANS CHICAGO CORPORATION, IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO MORRIS PUMPS, INC., ZURN INDUSTRIES, INC., A/K/A ERIE CITY IRON WORKS PETITION OF: MARK CAMPBELL, SAMUEL CAMPBELL JR., THOMAS CAMPBELL, CHRISTINE NOONAN AND DEBORAH SULLIVAN : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ORDER [304 WAL 2016] - 4 PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 2nd day of November, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED. Justice Mundy did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter. [304 WAL 2016] - 5

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