In Re Asbestos Cases.

829 F.2d 907 In re ASBESTOS CASES. Anita S. JOHNSON, individually and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Ray A. Johnson, deceased, Constance Shaw, Patricia Foster, and Barbara Fayle, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. RAYBESTOS-MANHATTAN, INC., etc., Defendant-Appellee. No. 85-1623. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 24, 1986. Submission Vacated Oct. 9, 1986. Resubmitted Sept. 25, 1987. Decided Oct. 9, 1987. L. Richard DeRobertis and Gary O. Galiher, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs-appellants. Paula Devens, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Before FERGUSON, CANBY and HALL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 This appeal raises a controlling question of Hawaii State tort law which we certified to the Supreme Court of Hawaii and which that court has now decided. See Johnson v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., --- Haw. ---, 740 P.2d 548 (1987). Because the decision of the Supreme Court of Hawaii conflicts with the ruling of the district court in this case, we reverse and remand. I. 2 Plaintiff-appellant Anita Johnson appeals from the decision of the district court denying her…