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Co t h a t i t seems to be the consensus o f opinion n o t only by the
m ajo rity , o f th e Supreme C ourt o f Ohio up th ese I n d u s t r i a l
Commission cases but by th e spokesman fo r the m in o rity , C hief i
J u s t i c e rc rs h & ll having d is s e n te d in moot i f not a l l o f the
re cen t d e c isio n s, upon th is quest ion o f a d d itio n a l compensation
o r comnoaoatlon payable because o f f a il u r e to comply with. soma.
s p e c ific requirement where the employ!* m s not con trib u tin g to
the fund or su b seq uently become in so lv en t*
Fooling constrained to folio th is construction given to
factio n . 35 o f A r t i c l e 'l l by th e Supreme Court o f th e s t a t e , we .
lik ew ise- fo o l o b lig a te d to hold t h a t compliance w ith th e Work
man' s Compensation A ct end c o n trib u tio n t o the Workmen' s Corn-
p e n sa tio a Fuad under th e I n d u s t r i a l Carnale s io a o f Ohio g iv es
to the employer iri& inity from a l l s u i t s on b eh a lf o f the
employee fo r p erso n a l in ju r y , d ea th or i n d u s t r i a l o c c u p a tio n a l '? //> /
disease# l a o th e r words-, the rig h t' o f ac tio n h e re to fo re e x i s t - /
lag on behalf of the servant against th e master is s p e c ific a lly ' /
ab ro g ated o r d e stro y e d , voided and m n u lle d bv th e Ohio Con*
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s t i t u t i o n under th e Workman' s e x p o n e n t lem Acts* I f t h i s bo
so , in none o f those cases can th e p l a i n t if f re c o v e r, and on e n try
ay be drawn l a such co needing the compliance w ith th e F o rk - :
naus compensation Acts end co n trib u tio n s to the -In d u stria l
Insurance Fund o f the A ta te , end e n te rin g J u d ^ e n t fo r th e
do fondant#
wo hay hero f o r d e c is io n , and th a t i s w hether ouch employe ca n ,
n o tw itin te n d in g the p ro v isio n s o f the C o n s titu tio n e n d t i n tfoxte
nan*s Compensation - o t a , s t i l l m ain tain a suit, founded, upon .
a lle g e d w ilf u l in ju r y , t h i s q u e stio n we a rc c o n s tra in e d to , / .
decide in tho negative* th a t ho cannot m aintain oueh su it.. I t
som e t o the c o u rt th a t in the nm o f th e lengusg o f th o amend
non* to tliConatitution that such compenstion allowed by the industrial CoraBission shall ho In llou of ell other' dosages sad that the -ej^loyor who has contributed to the fund aliali sot '
t h e r e e f t e r bo ope t o s u i t o r llebl to s u i t fo r t e e g a s i s
o n tire ly comprhensive osd inc Indes not only tho actio n fo n sarly
este t i n s a t oosion Isw fo r socalled sim ple ngligence, but tho
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a c tio n fo r w ilf u l negligono or f o r damages a lle g e d to nar
su ffe re d by reaso n o f fu i lu re to comply with law ful re q u ire
ments, In a l l th ese oases the wrorg o f the employer, w hether i t h w ilf u l, n egligen t or a r is in g from 'a f a lla r e t o perfora seme -
lawful requirement, simply g iv e s r is e to a cause o f a ctio n ,
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and i f th at causo o f m t i m be barred by the Cons t i t ut ion end
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laws by i t s gen eric nome end ccaprohcnslwely by a ll in c lu s iv o . 'r'
words, e l l such co tio n s aro barred without regard to the sp ec!ilo j
b a sis fo r the n otion , w ithout regard to tho fa c ts upon which the
cause o f a c tio n i s founded .
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^ b o l, th e re fo re , t h a t th e re fc, upon th e adm ission in open V
c o u rt, no lu o stio n to he subm itted to tbs ju ry , and judgment