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

Citation: 1999-Ohio-505

Docket Number: 19961948

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1999-01-20T00:00:00Z

Document:
THE STATE EX REL. SMITH, APPELLANT, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO ET AL., 
APPELLEES. 
[Cite as State ex rel. Smith v. Indus. Comm. (1999), ___ Ohio St.3d ___.] 
Workers’ compensation — Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and writ granted 
— Cause returned to Industrial Commission to calculate temporary total 
disability. 
(No. 96-1948 — Submitted October 12, 1998 — Decided January 20, 1999.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 95APD09-1123. 
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Law Offices of Larry Hotchkiss and Scott A. Bravi, for appellant. 
 
Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and William J. McDonald, 
Assistant Attorney General, for appellee Industrial Commission. 
 
Michael Matuska, Assistant City Attorney, for appellee city of Columbus. 
 
Stewart Jaffy & Associates Co., L.P.A., Stewart R. Jaffy and Marc J. Jaffy, 
urging reversal for amici curiae, Ohio AFL-CIO, Ohio Association of Professional 
Firefighters, and Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers. 
 
Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Robert A. Minor and Robin R. Obetz, urging 
affirmance for amici curiae, Ohio Manufacturers’ Association and Ohio Self-
Insurers’ Association. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and the relator’s writ of 
mandamus is granted.  This matter is returned to the Industrial Commission to 
calculate temporary total disability. 
 
DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. 
 
MOYER, C.J., PFEIFER and COOK, JJ., dissent.