Zuljevic v. Midland-Ross Corp

In Zuljevic v. Midland-Ross Corp. (1980), 62 Ohio St.2d 116, 403 N.E.2d 986, the Court held that when a plaintiff-claimant fails to file her complaint within the 30-day statutory time limit, it becomes the plaintiff-claimant's "burden to show that his failure is due to excusable neglect or other good cause." Id. at 120. The Court further held that "it is an abuse of discretion to dismiss R.C. 4123.519 now R.C. 4123.512 proceedings on the basis of a claimant's failure to act where he has not been given notice and an opportunity to show why proceedings should not be dismissed and judgment entered against him." Id.