Collins v. Administrator, Bureau of Work. Comp., Ca2006-12-054 (10-22-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Allied Holdings, Inc., Allied Systems, Ltd., Subsidiary ("Allied"), appeals the judgment of the Madison County Court of Common Pleas allowing appellee, John W. Collins, to participate in the workers' compensation fund, and denying Allied's motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

{¶ 2} Collins is a car hauler/truck driver for Allied. On February 7, 2005, he suffered sharp low back pain with radiation into his left leg while tightening a chain to a vehicle on a car carrier with a tie-down bar. The following day, as the pain worsened, Collins…