Title: Griffith v. Buckeye Union Ins. Co.

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as Griffith v. Buckeye Union Ins. Co., 101 Ohio St.3d 98, 2004-Ohio-202.] 
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GRIFFITH, APPELLANT AND CROSS-APPELLEE, v. BUCKEYE UNION INSURANCE 
COMPANY ET AL., APPELLEES AND CROSS-APPELLANTS. 
[Cite as Griffith v. Buckeye Union Ins. Co., 101 Ohio St.3d 98, 2004-Ohio-
202.] 
Discretionary appeal denied — Cross-appeal accepted — Cross-appeal reversed 
on authority of Westfield Ins. Co. v. Galatis. 
(No. 2003-1536 — Submitted December 1, 2003 — Decided February 4, 2004.) 
APPEAL and CROSS-APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Stark County, No. 
2001CA00410, 2003-Ohio-3799. 
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The discretionary appeal is denied. 
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The cross-appeal is accepted. 
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That portion of the judgment of the court of appeals that is the 
subject of the cross-appeal 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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John S. Coury, for appellant and cross-appellee. 
 
Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman, Timothy J. Fitzgerald, John T. 
Murphy and Richard C.O. Rezie, for appellees and cross-appellants Buckeye 
Union Insurance Company and CNA Insurance Company. 
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