Mullins v. Whiteway Manufacturing Co.

The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the provision in R.C. 4123.5191 requiring inclusion of the date of the decision ap*20pealed from in a workers’ compensation notice of appeal is jurisdictional. We hold that it is not jurisdictional, and thus reverse the decision of the court of appeals.

In Akron Standard Div. v. Lindley (1984), 11 Ohio St. 3d 10, this court was recently presented with a similar case in the context of tax reassessment petitions. The taxpayer in Akron Standard had failed to comply with the verification requirement of R.C. 5739.132 in filing its reassessment…