State ex rel. Metz v. GTC, Inc.

{¶ 1} Appellant and cross-appellee, the Industrial Commission of Ohio, appeals the judgment of the Tenth District Court of Appeals granting a limited writ of mandamus that ordered the commission to clarify the opinion of Karl V. Metz, M.D., or to obtain additional medical evidence. The commission relied on Dr. Metz’s opinion to deny the application of appellee and cross-appellant, Joseph Metz (“claimant”), for permanent-total-disability compensation.

{¶ 2} We find that the court of appeals erred when it granted the limited writ, because its decision was based on speculation that there was a…