State ex rel. Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Industrial Commission

The question on appeal is whether mandamus will issue to force appellee to reimburse appellant for money appellant paid to an Ohio employee injured on a job outside Ohio, when appellee has awarded the Ohio employee workers’ compensation for that injury. To establish entitlement to a writ of mandamus appellant must establish three things: (1) that appellant has a clear legal right to the reimbursement, (2) that appellee is under a clear legal duty to reimburse, and (3) that appellant has no adequate remedy at law. State, ex rel. Halloran, v. Zapatony (1984), 15 Ohio St. 3d 73, 74.

Appellant has…