State ex rel. Holdridge v. Industrial Commission

The compensation of a workman injured in the course of his employment, or compensation to his dependents in the event of his death, is governed by statute. Frequently, such statutes are repealed or repealed and re-enacted as amended. A statute may be substantive or remedial (procedural) or substantive in part and remedial in part.

In the case at bar, it is necessary to examine two statutes— first, Section 1465.81 of the General Code of Ohio, effective at the time of relator’s injury, and, second, Section 4123.58 of the Be-vised Code which is the amended re-enactment of the first statute. The…