State Ex Rel. Sheppard v. Industrial Commission

{¶ 1} Robert L. Sheppard has appealed the judgment of the court of appeals denying his request for a writ of mandamus. The court of appeals concluded that the Industrial Commission did not abuse its discretion when it invoked its continuing jurisdiction to reconsider a mistake of law and that the commission’s continuing jurisdiction vested it with authority to review the merits of the underlying application for permanent-total-disability compensation.

{¶ 2} For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

{¶ 3} On October 9, 1997, Sheppard was injured while working…