Hampton v. Trimble

Frederick N. Young, Judge.

Kathleen Hepler Hampton is appealing from a grant of summary judgment to defendants finding that she was not entitled to benefits under the Ohio Workers’ Compensation Act. Because we find, construing the evidence most strongly in favor of Hampton, that reasonable minds could reach different conclusions from the facts as presented, the summary judgment is not appropriate here and will therefore be reversed.

The underlying facts are not in dispute and are succinctly set forth in the opinion of the trial court, as follows:

“Hampton was employed as a home health care nurse…