Case Name: Carnegie Steel Co. v. Yanko Zebich
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1923
Citations: 1 Ohio Law Abs. 452
Docket Number: No. 17751
Parties: Carnegie Steel Co. v. Yanko Zebich.
Judges: Robinson, Matthias and Day, JJ., concur.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 1
Pages: 452–452

Head Matter:
No. 17751
Carnegie Steel Co. v. Yanko Zebich.
Error to the Court of Appeals of Trumbull county.
WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION — Employe suing employer for alleged failure to observe a lawful requirement, thereby waives right to direct payment from the employer. Lopez v. King Bridge Co.; 23 Abs., followed.

Opinion:
JONES, J.
An employe who has brought suit for damages against an employer authorized to compensate its workmen directly, which suit was based upon an alleged failure to observe a lawful requirement, thereby waives his right to any award or direct payment of compensation from such employer.
Lopez v. King Bridge Co., ante decided May 22, 1923, followed and approved.
Judgment reversed.
Robinson, Matthias and Day, JJ., concur.