JACOBS v. TELEDYNE, INC.

No. 87-1297.

39 Ohio St. 3d 168 (1988)

JACOBS, APPELLANT, v. TELEDYNE, INC. ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Workman, for appellant.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Joseph A. Brunetto and James C. Becker, for appellee Teledyne, Inc.

Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., attorney general, Donald R. Ford, Jr. and Merl H. Wayman, for appellee Industrial Commission.

Stewart Jaffy & Associates Co., L.P.A., and Stewart R. Jaffy, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio AFCIO.


LOCHER, J.

The primary issue presented in this action is whether appellant's 1984 claim for workers' compensation benefits was properly rejected. We hold in the negative and reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

As noted above, the court of appeals held that appellant's 1984 claim was barred under the doctrine of res judicata. Both appellees echo this argument in their briefs. This court has applied the doctrine of res judicata to those...

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