Title: Wood v. Ohio State Hwy. Patrol

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as Wood v. Ohio State Hwy. Patrol, 108 Ohio St.3d 105, 2006-Ohio-245.] 
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WOOD, APPELLANT, v. OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL ET AL., APPELLEES. 
[Cite as Wood v. Ohio State Hwy. Patrol, 108 Ohio St.3d 105, 2006-Ohio-245.] 
Workers’ compensation — Definition of “injury” — Statutory exclusion of mental 
injuries from compensability  — Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on 
the authority of McCrone v. Bank One Corp. 
(No. 2004-0795 — Submitted December 14, 2005 — Decided February 8, 2006.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Tuscarawas County, No. 2003 AP 09 
0075, 156 Ohio App.3d 725, 2004-Ohio-1765, 808 N.E.2d 887. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority 
of McCrone v. Bank One Corp., 107 Ohio St.3d 272, 2005-Ohio-6505, 839 
N.E.2d 1. 
 
MOYER, C.J., LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR, O’DONNELL and 
LANZINGER, JJ., concur. 
 
RESNICK and PFEIFER, JJ., dissent. 
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Brian Law Offices, Richard F. Brian, and Steven J. Brian, for appellant. 
 
Jim Petro, Attorney General; Lee M. Smith & Associates, L.P.A., Lee M. 
Smith, and Kyle D. Martin, Special Counsel to the Attorney General, for appellee 
Ohio State Highway Patrol. 
 
Jim Petro, Attorney General, Douglas R. Cole, State Solicitor, Stephen P. 
Carney, Senior Deputy Solicitor, Diane Richards Brey, Deputy Solicitor, and 
Erica L. Bass, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee Administrator, Bureau of 
Workers' Compensation. 
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