IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                           FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                     CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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                    CHARLES AND MARIA DEPPNER : JULY TERM, 1996
                                              :
                         VS.                  : NO. 402
                                              :
                    OWENS-CORNING, ET AL.,    :
                    DEFENDANTS                :

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                    ESTATE OF VINCENT CREAM,  : AUGUST TERM, 1996
                    AND JULIA CREAM           :
                                              : NO. 2046
                         VS.                  :
                                              :
                    OWENS-CORNING, ET AL.,    :
                    DEFENDANTS                :

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                    ESTATE OF ALBERT LONG AND : MAY TERM, 1996
                    ADGERINA LONG             :
                                              : NO. 2205
                         VS.                  :
                                              :
                    OWENS-CORNING, ET AL.,    :
                    DEFENDANTS                :

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                    ROBERT AND NAOMI COVINGTON: FEBRUARY TERM, 1996
                                              :
                         VS.                  : NO. 820
                                              :
                    OWENS-CORNING, ET AL.,    :
                    DEFENDANTS                :
 







                    GEORGE AND ELLA STARKEY   : MARCH TERM, 1996
                                              :
                         VS.                  : NO. 1540
                                              :
                    OWENS-CORNING, ET AL.,    :
                    DEFENDANTS                :

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                           COURTROOM "G",  COMPLEX LITIGATION CENTER
                                       WANAMAKER BUILDING
                                   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                                       FEBRUARY 11, 1997

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                  BEFORE:      HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, JR., JUDGE
                                           AND A JURY

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                  APPEARANCES:


                               JOHNSON & CHILDS
                               BY:  THOMAS JOHNSON, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF


                               THOMPSON, MC NABOE, ASHLEY & BULL
                               BY:  EDWARD S. MAC COLL, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR RAPID AMERICAN CORP.
                               IN DEPPNER, COVINGTON AND CREAM


                               GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH
                               BY:  ROBERT T. CONNOR, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR GARLOCK, INC.
                               AND ANCHOR PACKING COMPANY
 








                               KELLEY, JASONS, MC GUIRE & SPINELLI
                               BY:  TIMOTHY MC GOWAN, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS


                               GOLLATZ, GRIFFIN & MC CARTHY, P.C.
                               BY:  M. DOUGLAS EISLER, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR A. C. & S.


                               WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA
                               BY:  EDWARD J. WILBRAHAM, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR C.C.R.


                               REED, SMITH, SHAW & MC CLAY
                               BY:  RICHARD T. WENTLEY, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR PITTSBURGH CORNING


                               DUNN, HASE, SULLIVAN, MALLON,
                               CHERNER & BROADT
                               BY:  F. BRYANT BLEVINS, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR BRAND INSULATION
                               IN DEPPNER ONLY
 









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                   WITNESSES:
                                          DIRECT  CROSS  REDIRECT

                   DR. MICHAEL J. WARHOL     6      43      66
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