Title: Krejci v. Prudential Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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Krejci, Exr., v. Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance                      
Company.                                                                         
[Cite as Krejci v. Prudential Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. (1993),                      
Ohio St. 3d   .]                                                                 
Motor vehicles -- Liability insurance -- Declaratory judgment                    
     action by injured person against tortfeasor's insurer --                    
     Judgment against insured not a prerequisite -- R.C.                         
     3929.06, construed.                                                         
     (No. 92-465 -- Submitted January 13, 1993 -- Decided                        
February 24, 1993.)                                                              
     On Order from the United States District Court for the                      
Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Certifying a                        
Question of State Law, No. 1:91CV1545.                                           
                                                                                 
     Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Richard M. Markus and                      
Ralph Streza, for petitioner.                                                    
     Quandt, Giffels, Buck & Rodgers Co., L.P.A., Walter R.                      
Matchinga and Jeffrey A. Schenk, for respondent.                                 
     Martin W. Williams and John K. Fitch, urging a negative                     
answer to the certified question for amicus curiae, Ohio                         
Academy of Trial Lawyers.                                                        
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
     The United States District Court for the Northern District                  
of Ohio, Eastern Division, has certified the following question                  
to us:                                                                           
     "Does Ohio Revised Code {3929.06 preclude an injured                        
person from bringing any action, including a declaratory                         
judgment action, against the tortfeasor's insurer unless the                     
injured person has first obtained a judgment against the                         
insured?"                                                                        
     The certified question is answered in the negative.                         
     Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Douglas, Wright,  Resnick, F.E.                  
Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.