Petersen v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.

MILBURN, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (C & 0) appeals from a judgment in the amount of $235,500.00 entered on a jury verdict in this action arising from plaintiff’s intestate’s exposure to asbestos fibers while employed aboard the C & O’s car ferries operating on the Great Lakes. Plaintiff, the Administratrix of the Estate of Frederick F. Petersen, deceased, sought recovery under general maritime law and under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688. 582 F.Supp. 1581. Plaintiff cross-appeals from the district court's denial of prejudgment interest. For the reasons that…