U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1988

Josephine Dorse, as Personal Representative to the Estate of Alfred Dorse, Deceased v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Decided February 16, 1988 · Hill, Henderson, Brown

837 F.2d 957; 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 1800; 1988 WL 4998 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Susan J. Cole, Coral Gables, Fla., Catherine Baumer, Spriggs, Bode & Hollings-worth, Joe G. Hollingsworth, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant., Louis S. Robles, Miami, Fla., for Alfred Dorse., Jane N. Saginaw, Charles S. Siegel, Dallas, Tex., for Josephine Dorse.

Cases that cite this one

2 later published cases cite this decision.

Alfred Dorse and Josephine Dorse v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (11th Cir. 1990)
Dorse v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1989)

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Opinion

HILL, Circuit Judge:

Following oral argument in this case, we certified a question of law to the Florida Supreme Court. Dorse v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc., 798 F.2d 1372 (1986). That opinion contains a summary *958 of the facts, which need not be repeated here.

The Florida Supreme Court has now answered the certified question. Dorse v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc., 513 So. 2d 1265 (Fla. 1987). As the Florida Supreme Court has now held that a “military contractor’s defense” will be recognized in Florida law under certain specified circumstances, we vacate the previous district court’s opinion in this case, and remand to the district court for further consideration of the issues presented.

VACATED and REMANDED.

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