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DATE: Sunday, November 13, 1994              TAG: 9411130077
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B9   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
DATELINE: ELIZABETH CITY                     LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

CANCER VICTIM'S SURVIVORS TO GET $2.9 MILLION

The survivors of a Littleton man who died of cancer caused by inhaling asbestos fibers have been awarded a $2.9 million judgment against Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.

Cleo Elmore filed the lawsuit before he died in October 1991, Raleigh lawyer John Alan Jones said. A U.S. District Court jury in Elizabeth City entered the verdict last week.

Wilmington lawyer Don Britt, who represented Owens-Corning, said he already has filed motions to reduce the damage award.

Jones said Elmore was exposed to asbestos during a long Navy career. Elmore developed cancer and died in less than a year.

KEYWORDS: LAWSUIT ASBESTOS AWARD by CNB