Case Title: Prudential Ins. Co. of Am. v. Houk

Citation: 1993-Ohio-142

Docket Number: 19930955

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1993-12-29T00:00:00Z

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Prudential Insurance Company of America, Appellee, v. Houk,                      
Appellant, et al.                                                                
[Cite as Prudential Ins. Co. of Am. v. Houk (1993),      Ohio                    
St.3d     .]                                                                     
Insurance benefits -- Provisions of R.C. 1339.63 as applied to                   
     contracts entered into before effective date of statute                     
     violate Section 28, Article II of the Ohio Constitution.                    
     (No. 93-955 -- Submitted December 7, 1993 -- Decided                        
December 29, 1993.)                                                              
     Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Stark County, No.                      
CA-9093.                                                                         
                                                                                 
     John W. Ergazos, for appellant.                                             
                                                                                 
     The motion to certify the record is allowed and the                         
judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on authority of                     
Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Schilling (1993), 67 Ohio St.3d 164, 616                  
N.E.2d 893.                                                                      
     Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.                     
     A.W. Sweeney, Wright and F.E. Sweeney, JJ., dissent for                     
the reasons stated in the dissenting opinions of A.W. Sweeney                    
and Wright, JJ., in Aetna Life ins. Co. v. Schilling (1993), 67                  
Ohio St.3d 164, 168-174, 616 N.E.2d 893, 896-900.