State ex rel. Wilson v. Industrial Commission

{¶ 1} Appellant, Angela Wilson, contested the start date of benefits to her minor child, Michael Hickman, following the death of his father, Chris D. Witt, in *24an industrial accident. Dissatisfied with the decision of appellee Industrial Commission of Ohio, she petitioned the Court of Appeals for Franklin County for a writ of mandamus.

George S. Maley, for appellant. Jim Petro, Attorney General, and Gerald H. Waterman, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee Industrial Commission.

{¶ 2} The court of appeals referred the matter to a magistrate, who on March 15, 2002, issued a report recommending…