State ex rel. Hoffman v. Rexam Beverage Can Co.

{¶ 1} The Industrial Commission determined that appellant, Gerald E. Hoffman, was not eligible for temporary-total-disability compensation, because he had voluntarily retired and had abandoned the workforce.

{¶ 2} The Tenth District Court of Appeals denied Hoffman’s request for a writ of mandamus. The court determined that there was some evidence in the record that Hoffman’s retirement was voluntary; thus, the commission had not abused its discretion when it denied Hoffman compensation based on his ineligibility.

{¶ 3} For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

{¶ 4} Hoffman was a mechanic for…