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
                               COUNSEL FOR PITTSBURGH CORNING CORP.



                               LAW FIRM:  MC CARTER AND ENGLISH
                               BY:  ERIC KADISH, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR OWENS-CORNING CORP. IN MARRA
                               AND CHRZAN ONLY











                        GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                100 SOUTH BROAD STREET- 2ND FLOOR
                                  PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19110
                                       (215) 683-8056
 





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                  WITNESS           DIRECT    CROSS   REDIRECT
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                  DR. FREEDMAN        5        84
 
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         1                     (WHEREUPON, THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED IN

         2               OPEN COURT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         3                           THE COURT:  MR. MURPHY, YOU MAY

         4               CALL YOUR FIRST WITNESS.

         5                           MR. MURPHY:  YOUR HONOR.  YOUR

         6               HONOR, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, DOCTOR, WOULD YOU

         7               TAKE THE STAND AND BRING YOUR RECORDS AND

         8               THINGS.

         9                           COURT CRIER:  STATE YOUR NAME FOR

        10               THE RECORD, PLEASE.

        11                           THE WITNESS:  ALLAN PERRY

        12               FREEDMAN, M.D.

        13                           COURT CRIER:  PLACE YOUR RIGHT

        14               HAND ON THE BIBLE.

        15                     DO YOU SWEAR THAT YOU WILL ANSWER

        16               TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS PUT TO YOU TOUCHING

        17               UPON THE MATTER NOW BEFORE THIS COURT, SO HELP

        18               YOU GOD?

        19                           THE WITNESS:   I DO.

        20                     (WHEREUPON, THE WITNESS, HAVING BEEN

        21               FIRST DULY SWORN, WAS EXAMINED AND TESTIFIED

        22               AS FOLLOWS:)

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