Starks v. Federal Insurance

Ohio Supreme Court May 5, 2004

Starks v. Federal Insurance, 102 Ohio St. 3d 90 (Ohio 2004)

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

Opinion of the Court

{¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is accepted.

John S. Coury, for appellee. Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman, Jay Clinton Rice and Richard C.O. Rezie, for appellant.

{¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and the cause is remanded to the trial court on the authority of Westfield Ins. Co. v. Galatis, 100 Ohio St.3d 216, 2003-Ohio-5849, 797 N.E.2d 1256.

Moyer, C.J., Lundberg Stratton, O’Connor and O’Donnell, JJ., concur. Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., dissent.

Reference

Full Case Name: Starks v. Federal Insurance Company
Status: Published