Fannin v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

Baird, Presiding Judge.

These cases were heard on appeal from a judgment rendered in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment in favor of appellee, Norfolk & Western Railway Company (“N & W”). We reverse.

There are two separate, yet related, cases at issue. Originally, the cases included forty-seven plaintiffs and fourteen defendants. A total of seven plaintiffs and one defendant remain. Appellant Eddie Fannin (“Fannin”) seeks damages against N & W for work-related injuries and asbestos exposure allegedly incurred while Fannin was employed by N & W. Six other former N &…