Heilman v. Progressive Insurance

Ohio Supreme Court July 5, 2001

Heilman v. Progressive Insurance, 92 Ohio St. 3d 214 (Ohio 2001)

749 N.E.2d 292

Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney

Opinion of the Court

The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of Littrell v. Wigglesworth (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 425, 746 N.E.2d 1077, and Clark v. Scarpelli (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 271, 744 N.E.2d 719, and the cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with our decisions in Littrell and Clark.

Elk & Elk Co., L.P.A., Bruce S. Rutsky and Todd O. Rosenberg, for appellant. Eugene G. Gillis and Daniel D. Domozick, for appellee. Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur. Moyer, C.J., Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., dissent.

Dissenting Opinion

Cook, J.,

dissenting. I respectfully dissent based on the reasoning set forth in my dissenting opinion in Littrell v. Wigglesworth (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 425, 746 N.E.2d 1077, and in my opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part in Clark v. Scarpelli (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 271, 744 N.E.2d 719.

Moyer, C.J., and Lundberg Stratton, J., concur in the foregoing dissenting opinion.

Reference

Full Case Name: Heilman, f.k.a. Bellomy v. Progressive Insurance Company
Cited By: 2 cases
Status: Published