State ex rel. Unthank v. Holland Motor Express, Inc., 97 Ohio St. 3d 181

State ex rel. Unthank v. Holland Motor Express, Inc.

97 Ohio St. 3d 181

Ohio

2002

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THE STATE EX REL. UNTHANK, APPELLANT, v. HOLLAND MOTOR EXPRESS, INC. ET AL., APPELLEES.

No. 2001-1459

Supreme Court of Ohio

Submitted September 17, 2002—Decided November 6, 2002.

97 Ohio St.3d 181, 2002-Ohio-5785

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 00AP-1251.

Workers’ compensation—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed.

{¶1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed consistent with the opinion of the court of appeals.

MOYER, C.J., F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur.

DOUGLAS, J., dissents.

RESNICK, J., dissents, would reverse the judgment of the court of appeals, and would order relief pursuant to State ex rel. Gay v. Mihm (1994), 68 Ohio St.3d 315, 626 N.E.2d 666.

Clements, Mahin & Cohen, L.L.P., and Lane N. Cohen, for appellant.

Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn Co., L.P.A., and Corey V. Crognale, for appellee Holland Motor Express, Inc.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Gerald H. Waterman, Assistant Attorney General, for appellees Industrial Commission of Ohio and Administrator, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.