Hospitality Motor Inns, Inc. v. Gillespie

The questions presented in this appeal are, first, whether, pursuant to R. C. 4123.519,1 the decision of the Industrial Commission may be appealed to the common pleas court; and, second, if the decision is not appealable, whether attorney’s fees, nevertheless, may be awarded to the successful claimant.2 Both lower courts determined that the *209decision sought to be appealed was one “as to the extent of disability” and, thus, not appealable.3 Moreover, both lower courts held that, notwithstanding the nonappealable nature of the commission’s decision, the claimant was entitled to an award of…