Death Cases: Dependent's Estate
(Court of Appeals)
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Ohio Supreme Court's web site. Decisions which adopt the
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Magistrate, or which decide a case based on a previous decision, are
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Only dependent, not estate, is entitled to pursue allowance if claim has not been filed before employee's death.
Vote: 2-1
Opinion by:
Judge Cannon
Appellate District: 11
Dependent
entitled to payment of permanent partial compensation which would have
been paid to spouse had spouse lived; however, estate of dependent is
not entitled to payments which would have been made to spouse after
dependent died.
Vote: 2-1
Opinion by: Judge Sadler
Appellate District: 10
Dependant's death claim, which had not been allowed, is abated by death of claimed dependent.
Vote: 3-0
Opinion by: Judge Edwards
Appellate District: 5
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