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SEAFORD v. NORFOLK S. RY. CO.

No. 83137.

159 Ohio App.3d 374 (2004)

2004-Ohio-6849

SEAFORD et al., Appellees, v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

Decided December 16, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace & Graham, P.A., and Christopher J. Hickey; Kevin E. McDermott, and Mary Brigid Sweeney, for appellees.

Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman, Holly Olarczuk-Smith, Kevin C. Alexandersen, and Monica A. Sansalone, Cleveland, for appellant.

KARPINSKI, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, appeals the jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs, Ralph Seaford and Horace Thomas (collectively, "the workers"). The workers were employed by the railroad for decades and both developed asbestosis, allegedly as a result of their exposure to asbestos in their work in the rail yard.

{¶ 2} The workers filed suit in Cuyahoga County, and...

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