Amato, T. v. Bell & Gossett, Appeal of: Crane Co. (per curiam order)

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[J-85A&B-2016] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT CHARLOTTE VINCIGUERRA, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK VINCIGUERRA, DECEASED AND CHARLOTTE VINCIGUERRA, WIDOW IN HER OWN RIGHT : : : : : : v. : : BAYER CROPSCIENCE INC., AS : SUCCESSOR TO AMCHEM PRODUCTS, : INC., F/K/A BENJAMIN FOSTER : COMPANY, BELL & GOSSETT, BRAND : INSULATIONS, INC., CERTAIN-TEED : CORP., CLEAVER-BROOKS, A DIVISION : OF AQUA-CHEM, INC., CRANE CO., : DAVID MOSER, DFT, INC., DURABLA : CANADA, LTD., E.I. DUPONT : DENEMOURS & COMPANY, FOSTER : WHEELER CORPORATION, GEORGIA- : PACIFIC CORP., GOODYEAR CANADA, : INC., THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER : CO., GOULDS PUMPS, INC., GREENE, : TWEED & COMPANY, INC., GRINNELL : CORPORATION, HAJOCA : CORPORATION, HERMAN GOLDNER : CO., INC., HONEYWELL INC., : INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY, JOHN : CRANE, INC., KEELER/DORR-OLIVER : BOILER CO., MARLEY COOLING : TOWER, METROPOLITAN LIFE : INSURANCE CO., OWENS-ILLINOIS : INC., PECORA CORP., RILEY STOKER : CORP., SEPCO CORPORATION, INC., : SID HARVEY INDUSTRIES, INC., F/K/A : SID HARVEY MID ATLANTIC INC., : UNION CARBIDE CORP., WARREN : PUMPS, LLC, WEIL MCLAIN, A DIVISION : OF THE MARLEY CO., A WHOLLY : No. 4 EAP 2016 Appeal from the Judgment of Superior Court entered on 4/17/15 at 2388 EDA 2013 (reargument denied 6/18/15) affirming the judgment entered on 8/6/13 in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Civil Division at No. 2682 Sept. Term 2010 ARGUED: September 13, 2016 OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF UNITED : DOMINION INDUSTRIES, INC., YARWAY: CORPORATION, AVOCET : ENTERPRISES, INC., F/K/A : VENTFABRICS, INC., DAP PRODUCTS, : INC., DURO DYNE CORP., AND : TREMCO INC. : : APPEAL OF: CRANE CO. : : : THOMAS AMATO AND JEAN AMATO, : HIS WIFE : : v. : : BELL & GOSSETT, CLARK-RELIANCE : CORP., COPES-VULCAN, INC., CRANE : CO., DEZURIK/COPES-VULCAN, : ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC., : GOODYEAR CANADA, INC., GREENE, : TWEED & COMPANY, INDUSTRIAL : HOLDINGS CORP. F/K/A : CARBORUNDUM COMPANY, INC.,J.A. : SEXAUER, INC., JOHN CRANE, INC., : LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO., NIBCO, INC, : PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP., SAINT: GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SEPCO : CORP., SPX CORP., VELAN : VALVECORP., WILLIAM POWELL : COMPANY, INGERSOLL RAND : COMPANY, TRANE US, INC., : INDIVIDUALLY AND F/K/A AMERICAN : STANDARD, INC., SUCCESSOR TO THE : TRANE CO., AMERICAN RADIATOR & : STANDARDSANITARY CORP., : KEWANEE BOILER, CO., AND/OR : KEWANEE BOILER DIV. OF AMERICAN : STANDARD, UNION CARBIDE CORP. : AND WARREN PUMPS, LLC : : APPEAL OF: CRANE CO. : No. 5 EAP 2016 Appeal from the Judgment of the Superior Court entered on 4/17/15 at No. 2344 EDA 2013, (reargument denied 6/18/15) affirming the order entered on 7/18/13 in the Court of Common Pleas, Civil Division, Philadelphia County at No. 3373 August Term 2011 ARGUED: September 13, 2016 ORDER PER CURIAM DECIDED: November 22, 2016 The appeals are DISMISSED as having been improvidently granted.

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