Martin v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

Sadler, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant and cross-appellee, CSX Transportation, Inc. (“CSX”), filed this appeal seeking reversal of a judgment by the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in favor of appellee and cross-appellant, Timothy W. Martin. Martin filed a cross-appeal. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

{¶ 2} On October 15, 2002, Martin was 37 years old and was employed by CSX as a signal maintainer, a job that involved checking and repairing signals and switches along the railroad tracks. On that date, Martin and senior signal maintainer Tim Stamper were…