State Ex Rel. Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. v. Industrial Commission

The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company, relator, seeks the issuance of a writ of mandamus from this court setting aside the reapportionment of death benefits arising from the death of Jack S. Keller on the basis that respondent Industrial Commission of Ohio grossly abused its discretion.

The issue is whether the Industrial Commission of Ohio has the authority and jurisdiction to reapportion death benefits to remaining dependents in the event one dependent to whom part of the gross death benefit was previously apportioned becomes ineligible for further awards pursuant to R. C. 4123.59.

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