IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                          FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                    CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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                  WILLIAM ROSS, ET AL.       :  JAN. TERM, 1986

                        VS.

                  CELOTEX CORP. ET AL.       :  NO. 2420

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                  ABRAHAM RUSSELL, ET AL.    :  NOV. TERM, 1986

                        VS.

                  CELOTEX CORP., ET AL.      :  NO.4672

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                  STEVEN CHRZAN, ET AL.      :  JUNE TERM, 1987

                        VS.

                  CELOTEX CORP. ET AL.       :  NO.  2050

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                  ANTHONY MARRA, ET AL.      :  APRIL TERM, 1989

                        VS.

                  CELETEX CORP., ET AL.      :  NO. 1463

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                                      OCTOBER 23, 1997

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

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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, JR.

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                                      MOTION IN LIMINE

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                  APPEARANCES:


                               BY:  ROBERT P. MURPHY, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS


                               LAW FIRM: KELLY, JASONS, MC GUIRE AND
                               SPINELLI
                               BY:  CHRISTOPHER SANTORO, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR OWENS-CORNING CORP.


                               LAW FIRM:  GOLDFEIN AND JOSEPH
                               BY:  ROBERT CONNOR, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR GARLOCK, INC.



                               LAW FIRM:  REED, SMITH, SHAW AND MC CLAY
                               BY:  RICHARD T. WENTLEY, ESQUIRE