Case Name: The State, ex rel. Hay, Appellee, v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1990-06-27
Citations: 52 Ohio St. 3d 99
Docket Number: No. 89-235
Parties: The State, ex rel. Hay, Appellee, v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, Appellant.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Sweeney, Holmes, Douglas, Wright, H. Brown and Resnick, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 52
Pages: 99–100

Head Matter:
The State, ex rel. Hay, Appellee, v. Industrial Commission of Ohio, Appellant.
[Cite as State, ex rel. Hay, v. Indus. Comm. (1990), 52 Ohio St. 3d 99.]
(No. 89-235
Submitted April 17, 1990
Decided June 27, 1990.)
Dennis Seaman, for appellee.
Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., attorney general, Michael L. Squillace and Donald R. Ford, Jr., for appellant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
We are again asked to review the commission's order for "some evidence" pursuant to State, ex rel. Burley, v. Coil Packing, Inc. (1987), 31 Ohio St. 3d 18, 31 OBR 70, 508 N.E. 2d 036. Confining our examination to the evidence cited in the commission's order, we find no evidence to support its decision.
Dr. Combs' September 25, 1984 and September 30, 1986 reports attribute appellee's disability exclusively to his 1975 claim. Similarly, Dr. Katz acknowledges all the allowed conditions, but bases his conclusion essentially on symptoms and restrictions that relate to the later injury.
We reject the suggestion that the prior thirty-five-percent permanent partial disability award in the 1971 claim is some evidence supporting the commission's allocation. As we have often stated, a permanent total disability is not measured numerically but is instead based on the claimant's ability to engage in sustained remunerative employment. State, ex rel. Jennings, v. Indus. Comm. (1982), 1 Ohio St. 3d 101, 1 OBR 135, 438 N.E. 2d 420.
For the reasons set forth above, the judgment of the appellate court is affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., Sweeney, Holmes, Douglas, Wright, H. Brown and Resnick, JJ., concur.