Title: Santana v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co.

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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Santana, Appellee, v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company, Appellant.                  
[Cite as Santana v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co. (1994),     Ohio                        
St.3d    .]                                                                      
Appellate procedure -- Supreme Court jurisdiction -- Actual                      
     conflict between appellate districts on rule of law must                    
     exist before certification of conflict is proper.                           
     (No. 93-1349 -- Submitted March 29, 1994 -- Decided May 4,                  
1994.)                                                                           
     Certified by the Court of Appeals for Lucas County, No.                     
L-92-262.                                                                        
                                                                                 
     Law Offices of Mollenkamp & Fisher, John B. Fisher and                      
Alan L. Mollenkamp, for appellee.                                                
     Jones & Bahret Co., L.P.A., Robert J. Bahret and Keith J.                   
Watkins, for appellant.                                                          
                                                                                 
     This cause is before this court upon the certification of                   
the Court of Appeals for Lucas County that its judgment                          
conflicted with the judgment of the Court of Appeals for                         
Mahoning County in Miller v. Shelby Mut. Ins. Co. (1969), 20                     
Ohio App.2d 323, 49 O.O.2d 451, 253 N.E.2d 801.                                  
     Having examined Miller and the record in the present                        
cause, we find that the judgments do not conflict.                               
Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.  Copeco, Inc. v. Caley                     
(1994), 69 Ohio St.3d    ,     N.E.2d    ; Whitelock v. Gilbane                  
Bldg. Co. (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 594, 613 N.E.2d 1032; Freeman                    
v. Holzer Med. Ctr. (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 601, 613 N.E.2d 1037;                  
State v. Parobek (1990) 49 Ohio St.3d 61, 550 N.E.2d 476; State                  
v. Radar (1989), 47 Ohio St.3d 112, 548 N.E.2d 210; Hays v. St.                  
Elizabeth Hosp. Med. Ctr. (1988), 38 Ohio St.3d 60, 526 N.E.2d                   
307; Cook v. Mayfield (1988), 37 Ohio St.3d 44, 523 N.E.2d 502;                  
State v. Palider (1987), 33 Ohio St.3d 68, 514 N.E.2d 873.                       
     Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Douglas, Wright, Christley,                      
F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.                                           
     Judith A. Christley, J., of the Eleventh Appellate                          
District, sitting for Resnick, J.