Appeals Court Affirms Decision That Precluded John Crane Appeal in Asbestos Case

PHILADELPHIA - A state appeals court has refused to allow John Crane, Inc., to file a late appeal of a plaintiff's asbestos verdict after the defendant claimed that it never received notice the judgment was ever made final. Crook v. Crane, Inc., No. 722 EDA 2003 (Pa. Super. Ct.).

In an opinion affirming the trial court's denial of John Crane's Petition to Enter Judgment, or in the alternative, for Appeal Nun Pro Tunc, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled Sept. 30 that the trial court's entry of judgment on the verdict did not violate the state's rules of civil procedure, as …