Case Title: Daugherty v. Hamilton

Citation: 2003-Ohio-6217

Docket Number: 20031352 and 20031497

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2003-12-10T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Cite as Daugherty v. Hamilton, 100 Ohio St.3d 320, 2003-Ohio-6217.] 
 
 
DAUGHERTY, APPELLEE AND CROSS-APPELLANT, v. HAMILTON ET AL.; 
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY, APPELLANT AND CROSS-
APPELLEE. 
[Cite as Daugherty v. Hamilton, 100 Ohio St.3d 320, 2003-Ohio-6217.] 
Discretionary appeal accepted — Certification of conflict denied — Cross-appeal 
dismissed as moot — Insurance — Automobile liability insurance — 
Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage — Employer’s commercial 
automobile liability policy covers loss sustained by employee only if loss 
occurs within the course and scope of employment — Court of appeals’ 
judgment reversed on the authority of Westfield Ins. Co. v. Galatis. 
(Nos. 2003-1352 and 2003-1497 — Submitted November 3, 2003 — Decided 
December 10, 2003.) 
APPEAL and CROSS-APPEAL from and CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for 
Ottawa County, No. OT-02-015, 2003-Ohio-3685 and 2003-Ohio-3984. 
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The discretionary appeal is accepted. 
{¶2} 
The certification of conflict is not accepted. 
{¶3} 
The cross-appeal is dismissed as moot. 
{¶4} 
The judgment of the court of appeals against Travelers Property 
Casualty Company is reversed 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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SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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Connelly, Jackson & Collier, L.L.P., Anthony E. Turley and Jason A. Hill, 
for appellee and cross-appellant. 
 
Davis & Young and Henry A. Hentemann, for appellant and cross-
appellee. 
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