Hess v. United Insurance Co. of America

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas where, following a jury trial, a judgment was entered finding that plaintiff-appellee Klaus Hess was entitled to participate in the benefits of the Ohio Workers’ Compensation Fund. Defendant-appellant, James L. Mayfield, Administrator of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, filed a timely notice of appeal and asserts as error:

“I. The trial court erred in instructing the jury in regard to disabling effects of plaintiff’s angina.

“II. The trial court erred in failing to conform the general verdict to the jury…