Case Title: Starks v. Fed. Ins. Co.

Citation: 2004-Ohio-1999

Docket Number: 20031721

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2004-05-05T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Cite as Starks v. Fed. Ins. Co., 102 Ohio St.3d 90, 2004-Ohio-1999.] 
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STARKS, APPELLEE, v. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANT, ET AL. 
[Cite as Starks v. Fed. Ins. Co., 102 Ohio St.3d 90, 2004-Ohio-1999.] 
Discretionary appeal accepted — Motor vehicles — Automobile liability 
insurance — Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage — Court of 
appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded on authority of Westfield 
Ins. Co. v. Galatis. 
(No. 2003-1721 — Submitted March 15, 2004 — Decided May 5, 2004.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Stark County, No. 2003CA0069, 2003-
Ohio-4382. 
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The discretionary appeal is accepted. 
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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. 
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John S. Coury, for appellee. 
 
Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman, Jay Clinton Rice and Richard C.O. 
Rezie, for appellant. 
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