Saurer v. Allied Moulded Products, Inc.

James R. Sherck, Judge.

{¶ 1} This is an accelerated appeal from a summary judgment issued by the Williams County Court of Common Pleas in favor of an employer in a workers’ compensation claim.

{¶ 2} In 1978, appellant, Lisa A. Saurer, then nine years old, was struck by a car while working for a Bryan, Ohio newspaper. Appellant sustained brain trauma in the accident, resulting in a condition known as dystonia. Appellant’s dystonia is characterized by uncontrolled and painful muscular spasms in her left arm and leg.

{¶ 3} Appellant successfully pursued a workers’ compensation claim for her 1978…