Boston v. Daugherty

In this appeal by an employer from an award of death benefits from the Workers’ Compensation Fund, we conclude that the court of common pleas committed no error in ruling against the employer, even though we disagree with the court’s reasoning. We believe that the court erred in holding that under R.C. 4123.519 (appeal to court of common pleas; costs; fees) 1 and R.C. 4123.522 (failure to receive notification), the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal. We hold, nevertheless, that the court properly granted the claimant’s motion for sum mary judgment because under the Equal Protection…