Wells v. Chrysler Corp.

The sole issue presented is whether a notice of appeal of a workers’ compensation claim pursuant to R.C. 4123.519, which did not designate the employer as such and which named the employer in the caption but not in the body of the appeal, is sufficient to vest jurisdiction in the court of common pleas. For the reasons that follow, this court reverses the decision of the court of appeals and finds that this notice of appeal was sufficient to vest jurisdiction and thereby holds that the grant of the motion to dismiss was improper.

R.C. 4123.519 sets forth five requirements for the notice of…