State ex rel. Pass v. C.S.T. Extraction Co.

Two questions are presented: (1) Does the commission’s order satisfy Noll, supra? and (2) Is claimant entitled to a writ of mandamus compelling permanent total disability compensation consistent with State ex rel. Gay v. Mihm (1994), 68 Ohio St.3d 315, 626 N.E.2d 666, if Noll has not been met? For the reasons to follow, we answer both questions in the negative.

Noll directs the commission to prepare orders that “are fact-specific and which contain reasons explaining its decisions. * * * Such order must specifically state what evidence has been relied upon to reach its conclusion and, most…