Industrial Commission v. Shaner

Both of the lower courts founded their judgments principally upon the holding of this court in the case of Industrial Commission v. Rogers, 122 Ohio St., 134, 171 N. E., 35, 70 A. L. R., 1244, that “a juror, while in service as such, is in the service of the county under an appointment of hire,” and if injured during that time, in connection with his duties as a juror, is entitled to be compensated from the state insurance fund.

We stated in that case that the question was a close one. In permitting recovery in the Rogers case, Section 1465-61, General Code, covering those engaged in public…