Title: Johnston v. Univ. Mednet

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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Johnston, Admr., Appellant, v. University Mednet et al.,                         
Appellees.                                                                       
[Cite as Johnston v. Univ. Mednet (1995),     Ohio St.3d    .]                   
Medical malpractice -- Liability insurance -- Evidence --                        
     Commonality of insurance interests between defendant and                    
     expert witness outweighs any potential prejudice evidence                   
     of insurance might cause -- Evid.R. 411, applied.                           
     (No. 94-2066 -- Submitted January 10, 1995 -- Decided                       
March 15, 1995.)                                                                 
     Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No.                   
65623.                                                                           
                                                                                 
     Michael F. Becker Co., L.P.A., Michael F. Becker and                        
Jeanne M. Tosti, for appellant.                                                  
     Jacobson, Maynard, Tuschman & Kalur, John V. Jackson II,                    
Joseph A. Farchione and Douglas G. Leak, for appellees.                          
                                                                                 
     The discretionary appeal is allowed.  The judgment of the                   
court of appeals is reversed, and the cause is remanded to the                   
trial court on the authority of Ede v. Atrium S. OB-GYN, Inc.                    
(1994), 71 Ohio St.3d 124, 642 N.E.2d 365.                                       
     Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer,                    
JJ., concur.                                                                     
     Wright, J., dissents for the reasons stated in his                          
dissenting opinion in Ede v. Atrium S. OB-GYN, Inc. (1994), 71                   
Ohio St.3d 124, 128-131, 642 N.E.2d 365, 369-370.                                
     Cook, J., dissents.