Cotton v. Bureau of Workers' Compensation

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Tyrone Cotton, appeals from a summary judgment rendered in favor of defendant-appellee Administrator, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (“BWC”), on Cotton’s claim that he is entitled to participate in the workers’ compensation fund.

{¶ 2} Cotton contends that the trial court erred in rendering summary judgment in BWC’s favor, because his injuries were within the course of, and arising out of, his employment with defendant-appellee Eastway Corporation (“East-way”).1

{¶ 3} We conclude that the trial court erred in rendering summary judgment in favor of BWC. Whether an…