Legal Opinion
Freese v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 9, 1983No. 82-377PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, J.
Section 35, Article II of the Ohio Constitution grants the authority to the General Assembly to establish a workers’ compensation program and expressly provides that such compensation is the exclusive remedy of the employee who has been injured within the course of his employment.1
The General Assembly codified the exclusivity of the workers’ compensation laws in quite unambiguous terms in R.C. 4123.74.2
It is uncontested by the parties that the city of Cincinnati was in full compliance with the workers’ compensation statutes at the time of the accident. Therefore, the appellant’s exclusive…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Blankenship v. Cincinnati Milacron Chemicals, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1982
- Duprey v. ShaneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
- Smith v. Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Guy v. Arthur H. Thomas Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1978
- Mercer v. Uniroyal, Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by34 opinions
- McGee v. Goodyear Atomic Corp.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1995
- Swichtenberg v. BrimerCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1991
- Henning v. General Motors Assembly DivisionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
- Howard v. WhiteMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
- Suburban Hospital, Inc. v. KirsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
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