STATE EX REL. MEISSNER v. INDUS. COMM.

No. 00-2353.

94 Ohio St.3d 203 (2002)

THE STATE EX REL. MEISSNER, APPELLANT, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO, APPELLEE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nein Law Offices, Matthew R. Copp and James R. Nein, for appellant.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Dennis L. Hufstader, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Philip J. Fulton & Associates, Philip J. Fulton and William A. Thorman III, for amicus curiae Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.


Per Curiam.

Appellant-claimant, Richard P. Meissner, suffered a hand injury at work, which included a fracture of the tip of the right ring finger. He later moved for scheduled loss compensation for the digit pursuant to R.C. 4123.57(B). Dr. Alan A. Palmer indicated that:

"* * * The injured worker has no active flexion or extension of the DIP joint. Passive range of motion is quite limited but fluid without crepitation. Two-point discrimination...

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