STATE, EX REL. MURPHY v. INDUS. COMM.

No. 79-1197.

61 Ohio St. 2d 312 (1980)

THE STATE, EX REL. MURPHY, APPELLANT, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Mancino, Mancino, & Mancino and Mr. Paul Mancino, Jr., for appellant.

Mr. William J. Brown, attorney general, and Mr. Gerald H. Waterman, for appellee Industrial Commission.

Messrs. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, and Mr. Robert W. Bishop, for appellee Cleveland Electric Illuminating.


Per Curiam.

It is well established that the general rule in Ohio is that attorney fees are not recoverable as part of the costs of litigation in the absence of statutory authorization. See Sorin v. Bd. of Edn. (1976), 46 Ohio St.2d 177. Appellant alleges that he is authorized to recover attorney's fees by R. C. 4123.519 and 2731.11. Neither statute is applicable, however. R. C. 4123.519 authorizes the...

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