Museum Owner Did Not Maintain Control over Asbestos Work, Cannot Be Found Liable for Injury, Court Says

NEWARK, Del. - A museum owner cannot be held liable for an injury sustained during the renovation of asbestos-laden boilers because it did not maintain active control over the work and was not responsible for the allegedly dangerous condition that led to the injury, the Delaware Supreme Court has ruled. Murson v. The Henry Francis duPont Winterthur Museum, Inc., No. 2, 2001 (Del. Sup. Ct.).

The state high court, in an Aug. 3 order, upheld summary judgment in favor of an asbestos removal firm and the museum owners, who the injured plaintiff said acted as their own contractors when they …