Costa v. Ohio Bureau of Employment Services

This is an accelerated appeal brought pursuant to App.R. 11.1 and Loc.R. 25 of the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County. Appellant Administrator, Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, appeals from a judgment of the trial court which awarded attorney fees to appellee Gregory Costa.

From July 1, 1984 to January 5, 1985, plaintiff-appellee Gregory Costa received unemployment benefits from the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services. In early 1985, the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services conducted an investigation into the employment status and the earnings received by appellee Costa during the period of…