Ohio Supreme Court, 2005

Hans v. Hartford Insurance

Ohio Supreme Court · Decided May 4, 2005 · Connor, Donnell, Lanzinger, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton

105 Ohio St. 3d 318

Dissenting Opinion

Lundberg Stratton, J.,

dissenting.

Butkovich, Schimpf, Schimpf & Ginocchio Co., L.P.A., Laura I. Murphy, and Julie Schimpf Kehres, for appellant. Thompson Hiñe, L.L.P., Jane E. Garfinkel, and John T. Sunderland, for appellee.

{¶ 2} For reasons set forth in my dissenting opinion in Gilchrist v. Gonsor, 104 Ohio St.3d 599, 2004-Ohio-7103, 821 N.E.2d 154, ¶ 14-23, I respectfully dissent from the majority’s decision to reverse this matter.

{¶ 3} However, given that the majority is reversing the judgment of the court of appeals, it is appropriate to remand the cause to the trial court for additional proceedings not inconsistent with Westfield Ins. v. Galatis, 100 Ohio St.3d 216, 2003-Ohio-5849, 797 N.E.2d 1256, and Hopkins v. Dyer, 104 Ohio St.3d 461, 2004-Ohio-6769, 820 N.E.2d 329.

Lanzinger, J., concurs in the foregoing dissenting opinion.

Opinion of the Court

{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of Gilchrist v. Gonsor, 104 Ohio St.3d 599, 2004-Ohio-7103, 821 N.E.2d 154, and the cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings not inconsistent with Gilchrist v. Gonsor, Westfield Ins. Co. v. Galatis, 100 Ohio St.3d 216, 2003-Ohio-5849, 797 N.E.2d 1256, or Hopkins v. Dyer, 104 Ohio St.3d 461, 2004-Ohio-6769, 820 N.E.2d 329.

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

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