Opinion
Nos. 88-113, 88-303, 88-1126 and 88-1298
Submitted April 4, 1989 —
Decided June 7, 1989.
Workers' compensation — Ledex rule applied.
CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 87AP-232.
CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Richland County, No. CA-2530.
APPEAL from and CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Warren County, No. CA87-08-067.
Roetzel Andress and Maryellen C. Spirito, for appellee Leonard L. Kisor in case No. 88-113.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour Pease, Bruce L. Ingram and Linda A. Blair, for appellant Holland Motor Express, Inc. in case No. 88-113.
Porter, Wright, Morris Arthur, Charles J. Kurtz III, Darrell R. Shepard and Karl J. Sutter, urging reversal for amici curiae, Athens Bottling Company, Columbus Southern Power Company and Hills Stores Company in case No. 88-113.
Millisor Nobil and Roger L. Sabo, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Contractors Assn. in case Nos. 88-113 and 88-303.
Baran, Piper, Tarkowsky Fitzgerald Co., L.P.A., Edward C. Baran and Gregory G. Baran, for appellee General Highway Express in case No. 88-303.
Sauter Hohenberger and George V. Sauter, for appellant Mansfield Asphalt Paving Company in case No. 88-303.
Ruppert, Bronson Chicarelli Co., L.P.A., James D. Ruppert, Thomas G. Eagle and Gary Rosenhoffer, for appellee Karl A. Menninger in case Nos. 88-1126 and 88-1298.
Bloom Greene Co., L.P.A., Steven M. Yeager and John D. McClure, for appellee Lisa G. Bowman in case Nos. 88-1126 and 88-1298.
Earl, Warburton, Adams Davis and Ted L. Earl, for appellant Airtron, Inc. in case Nos. 88-1126 and 88-1298.
Rendigs, Fry, Kiely Dennis, Carolyn A. Taggart, Bricker Eckler and Randolph C. Wiseman, for appellees Harry E. Harmon, Faye Gibson et al. in case Nos. 88-1126 and 88-1298.
The judgment of the court of appeals in each case is affirmed on authority of Cincinnati Bell Tel. Co. v. Straley (1988), 40 Ohio St.3d 372, 533 N.E.2d 764.
MOYER, C.J., SWEENEY, DOUGLAS, H. BROWN and RESNICK, JJ., concur.
HOLMES and WRIGHT, JJ., dissent.