State ex rel. Cook v. Indus. Comm.

1998 Ohio 142, 83 Ohio St. 3d 119

Opinion

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 83 Ohio St.3d 119.]

THE STATE EX REL. COOK, APPELLANT, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO ET AL., APPELLEES.

[Cite as State ex rel. Cook v. Indus. Comm., 1998-Ohio-142.] Workers’ compensation—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed. (No. 96-2820—Submitted July 15, 1998—Decided September 16, 1998.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 96APD03-278. __________________ William D. Snyder & Associates and John Lesko, for appellant. Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and William D. Haders, Assistant Attorney General, for appellees. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed consistent with the opinion of the court of appeals. MOYER, C.J., PFEIFER, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. DOUGLAS and RESNICK, JJ., dissent. F.E. SWEENEY, J., dissents. __________________ ALICE ROBIE RESNICK, J., dissenting. {¶ 2} I would reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and grant relief consistent with State ex rel. Gay v. Mihm (1994), 68 Ohio St.3d 315, 626 N.E.2d 666. DOUGLAS, J., concurs in the foregoing dissenting opinion. __________________