Case Title: Wolfe v. Grange Indemn. Ins. Co.

Citation: 2013-Ohio-5201

Docket Number: 2012-0497

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as 
Wolfe v. Grange Indemn. Ins. Co., Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio 5201.] 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2013-OHIO-5201 
WOLFE, APPELLEE, v. GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, 
APPELLANT. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets,  
it may be cited as Wolfe v. Grange Indemn. Ins. Co.,  
Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio 5201.] 
Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on the authority of Cullen v. State Farm 
Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.—Cause remanded for further proceedings. 
(No. 2012-0497—Submitted November 20, 2013—Decided December 17, 2013.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Stark County, No. 2010CA00339,  
2012-Ohio-598. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
Cullen v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2013-Ohio-4733.  
The cause is remanded to the appellate court for further proceedings.  Appellants’ 
motion to lift the stay of the briefing schedule is denied. 
O’CONNOR, C.J., and O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, KENNEDY, and FRENCH, 
JJ., concur. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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PFEIFER and O’NEILL, JJ., dissent from the judgment to reverse and 
remand. 
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Schulman Zimmerman & Associates, Allen Schulman Jr., and Brian L. 
Zimmerman, for appellee. 
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease L.L.P., Philip F. Downey, Robert N. 
Webner, and Robert J. Krummen, for appellant. 
Daniel J. Kelso, urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Insurance Institute, 
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, and Property Casualty 
Insurance Association of America. 
Linda S. Woggon, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Chamber of 
Commerce. 
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