State, Ex Rel. v. Ind. Com.

This case presents a single question: What is the proper interpretation of the following language contained in Section 35, Article II of the Constitution, as amended effective January 1, 1924, "such amount as shall be found to be just, not greater than fifty nor less than fifteen per centum of the maximum award established by law?"

A consideration of the historical background of workmen's compensation is essential to the determination of this controversy.

The workmen's compensation law first made its appearance upon the statute books in 1911 (102 Ohio Laws, 524). The subject of workmen's…