Mentzer v. Westinghouse Corp.

Plaintiff-appellant, Isabell Mentzer, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas and raises a single assignment of error, as follows:

“The trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim as being barred by the six-year limitation period of Ohio Revised Code Section 4123.52. Claimant-appellant’s claim for death benefits was timely filed pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 4123.84, which provides that claims for benefits on account of death shall be filed within two years of the date of death.”

Plaintiffs decedent, Ownie Mentzer, sustained…