Ohio Supreme Court, 2004

Griffith v. Buckeye Union Insurance

Griffith v. Buckeye Union Insurance
Ohio Supreme Court · Decided February 4, 2004 · Connor, Donnell, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney
101 Ohio St. 3d 98; 802 N.E.2d 147

Griffith v. Buckeye Union Insurance

Opinion of the Court

{¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is denied.

{¶ 2} The cross-appeal is accepted.

{¶ 3} That portion of the judgment of the court of appeals that is the subject of the cross-appeal is reversed on the authority of Westfield Ins. Co. v. Galatis, 100 Ohio St.3d 216, 2003-Ohio-5849, 797 N.E.2d 1256.

John S. Coury, for appellant and cross-appellee. Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman, Timothy J. Fitzgerald, John T. Murphy and Richard C.O. Rezie, for appellees and cross-appellants Buckeye Union Insurance Company and CNA Insurance Company. Moyer, C.J., Lundberg Stratton, O’Connor and O’Donnell, JJ., concur. Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., dissent.

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