SHARON DODSON EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CARL DODSON DECEASED AND SHARON DODSON IN HER OWN RIGHT v. PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY ALLEN REFRACTORIES COMPANY ALLIED GLOVE CORPORATION AMERICAN STANDARD INC AND ITS DIVISION IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND AS SUCCESSOR TO WESTINGHOUSE AIRBRAKE AND OR WABCO ANCHOR PACKING COMPANY ARGO PACKING COMPANY ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY BALTIMORE GAS ELECTRIC COMPANY BERKEBILE BROTHERS INC BORG WARNER CORPORATION BY ITS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BORGWARNER MORSE TEC INC BUELL ENGINEERING COMPANY INC CASHCO INC CBS CORPORATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION CBS CORPORATION AND VIACOM INC CRANE COMPANY INC DELMARVA POWER LIGHT COMPANY DEZURIK INC DRAVO CORPORATION EATON CORPORATION AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CUTLER HAMMER INC EATON ELECTRICAL INC EBASCO SERVICES INC FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES LLC GARLOCK INC GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY GILBERT ASSOCIATES INC GOODALL RECTIFIERS GEORGE HAMILTON INC HINCHLIFFE KEENER INC ITT INDUSTRIES INC IMO INDUSTRIES INC DELAVAL INC TRANSAMERICA DELAVAL INC DELAVAL TURBINE INC DEVALCON CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION CARBORUNDUM CORPORATION INGERSOLL RAND CORP RICHARD KLINGER INC SIDNEY MANAGEMENT FACILITY MARLEY COOLING TOWER COMPANY METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY METROPOLITAN INSURANCE CO MINNOTTE CONTRACTING CORP JACOBS ASSOCIATES NATIONAL VALVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS CO POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY SEALITE INC SCHNEIDER INC SEPCO CORPORATION TOWNSEND BOTTUM INC UNION BOILER COMPANY UNITED CONVEYOR CORPORATION AND UGI CORPORATION (2010)

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

SHARON L. DODSON, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CARL E. DODSON, DECEASED, AND SHARON L. DODSON, IN HER OWN RIGHT, Petitioner v. PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY, ALLEN REFRACTORIES COMPANY, ALLIED GLOVE CORPORATION, AMERICAN STANDARD, INC., AND ITS DIVISION, IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND AS SUCCESSOR TO WESTINGHOUSE AIRBRAKE AND/OR WABCO, ANCHOR PACKING COMPANY, ARGO PACKING COMPANY, ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY, BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, BERKEBILE BROTHERS, INC., BORG-WARNER CORPORATION, BY ITS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BORGWARNER MORSE TEC, INC., BUELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC., CASHCO, INC., CBS CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, CBS CORPORATION AND VIACOM, INC., CRANE COMPANY, INC., DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, DEZURIK, INC., DRAVO CORPORATION, EATON CORPORATION, AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CUTLER-HAMMER, INC., N/K/A EATON ELECTRICAL, INC., EBASCO SERVICES, INC., FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, F/K/A GARLOCK, INC., GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GILBERT ASSOCIATES, INC., GOODALL RECTIFIERS, GEORGE V. HAMILTON, INC., HINCHLIFFE & KEENER, INC., ITT INDUSTRIES, INC., IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., F/K/A DELAVAL, INC., F/K/A TRANSAMERICA DELAVAL, INC., F/K/A DELAVAL TURBINE, INC., DEVALCON CORPORATION, INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION, F/K/A CARBORUNDUM CORPORATION, INGERSOLL-RAND CORP., RICHARD KLINGER, INC., N/K/A SIDNEY MANAGEMENT FACILITY, MARLEY COOLING TOWER COMPANY, METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, F/K/A METROPOLITAN INSURANCE CO., MINNOTTE CONTRACTING CORP., M.S. JACOBS & ASSOCIATES, NATIONAL VALVE & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY, PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS CO., POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, SEALITE, INC., SCHNEIDER, INC., SEPCO CORPORATION, TOWNSEND & BOTTUM, INC., UNION BOILER COMPANY, UNITED CONVEYOR CORPORATION, AND UGI CORPORATION, Respondents

No. 173 WAL 2010

Decided: August 27, 2010