SMITH v. UNION CARBIDE CORP.

No. 2010-CA-00455-SCT.

130 So.3d 66 (2013)

Elsie SMITH, individually and as Representative of the estate of Larry D. Smith, Deceased, Amy Smith Rhodes, Ouida Smith Dawkins, Larry Clint Smith and Bonnie Smith Witty v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Montello, Inc. and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 12, 2013.



COLEMAN, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. The instant case arises from a jury verdict awarding Mrs. Elsie Smith and other wrongful death beneficiaries monetary damages for the wrongful death of Elsie's husband, Larry Smith. Larry, who spent most of his life working on oil rigs, died of lung cancer, and the plaintiffs filed suit against several manufacturers of various drilling additives. She claimed that her husband's proximity...

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