Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 4123.741 (2026)

Immunity of fellow employees

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No employee of any employer, as defined in division (B) of section 4123.01 of the Revised Code, shall be liable to respond in damages at common law or by statute for any injury or occupational disease, received or contracted by any other employee of such employer in the course of and arising out of the latter employee's employment, or for any death resulting from such injury or occupational disease, on the condition that such injury, occupational disease, or death is found to be compensable under sections 4123.01 to 4123.94, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

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Cited in 69 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1967–2026 · leading case: Snyder v. Am. Fam. Ins., 871 N.E.2d 574 (Ohio 2007).
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Snyder v. Am. Fam. Ins., 871 N.E.2d 574 (Ohio 2007). · cites it 12× “Chapter 2744 or R.C. 4123.741. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.”
Caygill v. Jablonski, 605 N.E.2d 1352 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 1992). · cites it 31× “Caygill (“appellant”), sets forth one assignment of error: “The trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment by misapplying the law to the facts of this case and reaching the conclusion that O.R.C. 4123.741 provided absolute immunity from suit for the…”
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. v. Webb, 562 N.E.2d 132 (Ohio 1990). · cites it 13× “” We hold that since Webb is not legally entitled to recover from Creekmore due to the fellow-employee immunity provided by R.C. 4123.741, Webb may not recover upon the uninsured motorist provisions of the policy issued him by State Farm.”
Hunt v. Alderman, 2015-Ohio-4667, 50 N.E.3d 253. · cites it 15× “Alderman] argues that he is entitled to co-worker immunity pursuant to R.C. 4123.741 and that the intentional tort exception to co-worker immunity is not applicable.”
State ex rel. Yeaples v. Gall (Slip Opinion), 2014-Ohio-4724, 23 N.E.3d 1077. · cites it 8× “{¶ 6} Precision argued that Cole was immune from suit under R.C. 4123.741, which precludes recovery of damages from a co-employee for an injury received in the course of and arising out of the employment.”
Sanders v. Fridd, 2013-Ohio-4338. · cites it 16× “The trial court granted the motion, finding Fridd was entitled to immunity under R.C. 4123.741. The court did not analyze whether Fridd was acting in the course of his employment at the time of the accident, as it found that "R.”
Thiel v. Allstate Ins., 491 N.E.2d 1121 (Ohio 1986). · cites it 14× “The sole issue in this case is whether R.C. 4123.741, which creates fellow-employee immunity against liability, prevents an insured from recovering damages under the uninsured motorist provisions of his insurance policy.”
Nobles v. Wolf, 562 N.E.2d 144 (Ohio 1990). · cites it 20× “On December 11, 1987, Wolf filed a motion for summary judgment, claiming that he was immune from suit pursuant to R.C. 4123.741. The motion was denied on February 10, 1988.”
Jones v. VIP Dev. Co., 472 N.E.2d 1046 (Ohio 1984). · cites it 3× “The fellow-servant immunity conferred by R.C. 4123.741 5 was considered to be controlling.”
Donnelly v. Herron, 727 N.E.2d 882 (Ohio 2000). · cites it 10× “We are asked to determine whether Herron is immune from common-law tort liability under R.C. 4123.741, which provides: “No employee of any employer, as defined in division (B) of section 4123.”
Stolz v. J & B Steel Erectors, Inc. (Slip Opinion), 2016-Ohio-1567, 55 N.E.3d 1082. · cites it 3× “See also R.C. 4123.741. Accordingly, a worker who may be compensated with workers’ compensation benefits is prevented from suing a co-employee (any other employee on the job site who is enrolled in the self- insuring employer’s plan), and thus the worker cannot seek to hold the…”
Kaiser v. Strall, 449 N.E.2d 1 (Ohio 1983). · cites it 5× “R.C. 4123.741 provides: - “No employee of any employer, as defined in division (B) of section 4123.”
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