LEDEX, INC. v. HEATBATH CORP.

No. 83-1146.

10 Ohio St. 3d 126 (1984)

LEDEX, INC., APPELLANT, v. HEATBATH CORPORATION ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling, Mr. Andrew C. Storar and Mr. Robert G. Leland, for appellant.

Messrs. Young, Pryor, Lynn & Jerardi and Mr. Michael J. Burdge, for appellee Heatbath Corp.

Lindhorst & Dreidame Co., L.P.A., Mr. Mark E. Elsener and Mr. Richard J. Schimpf, for appellee Container Corp. of America.


SWEENEY, J.

The question presented is whether R.C. 4123.82 bars an employer whose employee suffers injuries and recovers workers' compensation therefor from recovering damages for increased workers' compensation premiums from a third party whose conduct caused the employee's injuries. This issue has vexed this court for decades.

R.C. 4123.82 states in pertinent part as follows:

"(A) All contracts and agreements are void which undertake to indemnify...

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