Wein v. Seaman Corporation

Baird, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Adam Wein and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (“BWC”) present this appeal from the judgment rendered in the Wayne County Court of Common Pleas. The trial court ruled that Wein was not entitled to partial summary judgment regarding an injury suffered in the course of his employment with Seaman Corporation, and that Wein was required to prove the injury to a jury. We reverse.

Wein claimed he was injured while dumping a drum of trash on April 22, 1994. He applied for medical and compensation benefits at that time. Seaman certified the claim to…