Legal Opinion
Hess v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided October 26, 2005No. 2003-2035PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlice Robie Resnick, J.
{¶ 1} Twenty-eight former employees of defendant-appellant, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, filed a master complaint in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), Sections 51-60, Title 45, U.S.Code, alleging that Norfolk had negligently exposed them to asbestos at its Spencer, North Carolina, facility, which caused them to contract various forms of pneumoconiosis. Four of the cases, i.e., those brought by plaintiffs-appellees Lee McAdoo Hess, Lester L. Poe Sr., Charlie Leon Miller, and Baxter Lovelace Wyatt, all of whom have since…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. GottshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. GardnerIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
- Talik v. Federal Marine Terminals, Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 2006
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