Ohio Supreme Court, 1990

State ex rel. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Industrial Commission

State ex rel. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Industrial Commission
Ohio Supreme Court · Decided October 24, 1990 · Brown, Douglas, Holmes, Moyer, Snick, Sweeney, Wright
55 Ohio St. 3d 601; 561 N.E.2d 937; 1990 Ohio LEXIS 1380

State ex rel. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Industrial Commission

Opinion of the Court

On motion for rehearing. Rehearing denied.

Moyer, C.J., Holmes, Wright, H. Brown and Re snick, JJ., concur. Sweeney and Douglas, JJ., dissent.

Concurring Opinion

H. Brown, J.,

concurring. I join the majority in denying the request for rehearing by appellant John Bednar and his supporting amici. Appellant was granted the relief he sought by this court’s judgment, and thus has no standing to move for a rehearing. The amici, of course, have no more standing to move for rehearing than they do to file a notice of appeal.

Having said that, I would observe that the law as announced in paragraph one of the syllabus is (in my opinion) dictum. The issue considered in syllabus one was addressed, perhaps mistakenly when viewed in retrospect, because counsel for the Industrial Commission and counsel for the amici sought a ruling on the issue in their briefs and in their oral arguments.

Re snick, J., concurs in the foregoing concurring opinion.

Dissenting Opinion

Douglas, J.,

dissenting. In my judgment, rehearing should be granted and a new opinion should issue eliminating any discussion or holding with regard to issues not properly before us. Accordingly, I adhere to the views expressed in my concurring and dissenting opinion, following the majority’s original decision. See State, ex rel. Sears, Roebuck & Co., v. Indus. Comm. (1990), 52 Ohio St. 3d 144, 150-152, 556 N.E. 2d 467, 473-474.

Sweeney, J., concurs in the foregoing dissenting opinion.

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