Griffith v. Buckeye Union Insurance

Ohio Supreme Court February 4, 2004

Griffith v. Buckeye Union Insurance, 101 Ohio St. 3d 98 (Ohio 2004)

802 N.E.2d 147

Connor, Donnell, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney

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.

Reference

Full Case Name: Griffith, and Cross-Appellee v. Buckeye Union Insurance Company, and
Status: Published