Kleinsmith v. Allstate Insurance

Ohio Supreme Court July 5, 2001

Kleinsmith v. Allstate Insurance, 92 Ohio St. 3d 218 (Ohio 2001)

749 N.E.2d 295

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

Opinion of the Court

The discretionary appeal is allowed on Proposition of Law No. II and the judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed 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.

Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur. Moyer, C.J., Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur in judgment.

Concurring Opinion

Cook, J.,

concurring in judgment. I concur in judgment based on the reasoning set forth in my dissenting opinion in Littrell v. Wigglesworth (2001), 91 *219Ohio 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.

Elk & Elk Co., L.P.A., and Todd 0. Rosenberg, for appellants. Baran, Piper, Tarkowsky, Fitzgerald & Thies Co., L.P.A., Gregory G. Baran and Kelly L. Badnell, for appellee. Moyer, C. J., and Lundberg Stratton, J., concur in the foregoing opinion.

Reference

Full Case Name: Kleinsmith v. Allstate Insurance Company
Cited By: 4 cases
Status: Published