Case Title: State ex rel. Thornton v. Indus. Comm.

Citation: 2000-Ohio-466

Docket Number: 19981899

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2000-01-19T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Cite as State ex rel. Thornton v. Indus. Comm., 87 Ohio St.3d 505, 2000-Ohio-466.] 
 
 
 
 
 
THE STATE EX REL. THORNTON, APPELLANT, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO, 
APPELLEE, ET AL. 
[Cite as State ex rel. Thornton v. Indus. Comm. (2000), 87 Ohio St.3d 505.] 
Workers’ compensation — Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and State ex rel. Gay 
relief ordered. 
(No. 98-1899 — Submitted November 16, 1999 — Decided January 19, 2000.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 97APD07-899. 
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Law Office of Thomas Tootle and Thomas Tootle, for appellant. 
 
Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Craigg E. Gould, Assistant Attorney 
General, for appellee. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed.  The cause is returned to the 
Industrial Commission for relief consistent with State ex rel. Gay v. Mihm (1994), 68 
Ohio St.3d 315, 626 N.E.2d 666. 
 
DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur. 
 
MOYER, C.J., COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., dissent. 
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LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., dissenting.  I respectfully dissent and would affirm the 
judgment of the court of appeals. 
 
MOYER, C.J., and COOK, J., concur in the foregoing dissenting opinion.