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STATE EX REL. WIREMAN v. INDUS. COMM.

No. 88-1788.

49 Ohio St. 3d 286 (1990)

THE STATE, EX REL. WIREMAN, APPELLEE, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 14, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larrimer & Larrimer and David H. Swanson, for appellee.

Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., attorney general, and Susan E. Gurwin, for appellant.

Per Curiam.

The average weekly wage is designed to "find a fair basis for award for the loss of future compensation." Riley v. Indus. Comm. (1983), 9 Ohio App.3d 71, 73, 9 OBR 90, 92, 458 N.E.2d 428, 430. In calculating this figure, two considerations dominate. First, the AWW must do substantial justice to the claimant. Second, it should not provide a windfall. State, ex rel. Erkard, v. Indus...

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