MORGAN v. WESTERN ELECTRIC CO.

No. 81-282.

69 Ohio St. 2d 278 (1982)

MORGAN, APPELLEE, v. WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., APPELLANT; CONNOR, ADMR., APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Ward, Kaps, Bainbridge, Maurer, Bloomfield & Melvin, Mr. Robert L. Bridges and Mr. William J. Melvin, for plaintiff-appellee Morgan.

Messrs. Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur and Mr. Charles J. Kurtz, III, for appellant.

Mr. William J. Brown, attorney general, and Ms. Nancy J. Miller, for defendant-appellee Administrator, Bureau of Workers' Compensation.


CLIFFORD F. BROWN, J.

This cause presents one issue: whether R. C. 4123.519, as amended and effective on January 1, 1979, permits a party to an occupational disease claim to appeal a decision of the Industrial Commission to a court of common pleas if the claim accrued before January 1, 1979. Appellant argues that its appeal in this cause is permissible. We agree.

Prior to the 1979 amendment, R. C. 4123.519 provided, in pertinent part: "The claimant or the...

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