Norris v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.

Appellant, Babcock & Wilcox Co. (“B & W”), appeals from a judgment of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas awarding ap-pellee, Dorothy Norris, survivorship benefits under the workers’ compensation statutes. We affirm.

Facts

From 1948 to 1983, Dorothy’s husband, Robert, was employed at B & W in various capacities. During his employment, Robert was exposed to airborne asbestos. In 1982, Robert learned that he had cancer of the larynx. At this point, Robert gave up his twenty-year habit of cigarette smoking. Robert’s cancer spread throughout his body and, thus, Robert died in 1983.

Dorothy…