Ohio Public Service Co. v. Sharkey

Does Section 35, Article II, of the Ohio Constitution, as amended, effective January 1, 1924, bar an action at law by an employe or his dependents against a third person for alleged negligence of such third person, causing injury or death of the employe in the course of his employment, where both the third person and the employe’s employer have complied with the Workmen’s Compensation Act?

It is conceded that prior to January 1, 1924, the contrary rule prevailed. Plaintiff in error contends, however, that, since the amendment of Section 35, Art. II, of the Ohio Constitution, as effective…