He worked at the company, a maker of industrial and business products now know as the Manville Corporation, from 1942 until his retirement in 1967.

Under the new plan, the Manville Corporation would contribute an additional $520 million over seven years to the trust through dividends paid on the stock.

The company emerged from Chapter 11 in 1988 as Manville Corporation.

Nor did it mention the Manville Corporation, which he joined in 1982 and left the same year.

They include the Manville Corporation, which established a huge trust fund for asbestos victims.

The company, a manufacturer of asbestos fiber, changed its name to the Manville Corporation in 1980.

The judge's vehicle - target may be the better word - is the trust set up two years ago by the Manville Corporation.

Recently, the Manville Corporation bought a 20 percent stake in the company.

Common stock of the Manville Corporation rose sharply in heavy trading yesterday, closing at $2.875, up $1.125.

He also froze spending by a trust that the Manville Corporation set up to handle the claims.