Breidenbach v. Mayfield

The cardinal question presented in this action is whether the legal representative of the estate of a workers’ compensation claimant may appeal a decision of the Industrial Commission to a common pleas court pursuant to R.C. 4123.519. We hold in the negative and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

This issue was originally raised by the appellants in the court of appeals upon their filing of a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. “Where a court has no jurisdiction over the subject matter of an action or an appeal, a challenge to jurisdiction on…