STEWART v. CSX TRANSP., INC.

No. A04A1097.

602 S.E.2d 665 (2004)

268 Ga. App. 434

STEWART v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 9, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Lane, C. Gossett, Lane & Gossett, P.C., Brunswick, GA, for Appellant.

Randall Jordan, Mary Moses, Jordan & Moses, Simons Island, GA, for Appellee.


ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

Hattie Stewart sued her former employer, CSX Transportation, Inc., pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) (45 USC § 51 et seq.) claiming that CSX negligently exposed her to asbestos during her employment and caused her to contract asbestosis. A jury rendered a general verdict in favor of CSX and Stewart appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.

1. There is no merit to Stewart's claim that she is entitled...

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