Title: Shirley v. Republic-Franklin Ins. Co.

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as Shirley v. Republic-Franklin Ins. Co., 104 Ohio St.3d 638, 2005-Ohio-182.] 
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SHIRLEY ET AL., APPELLEES, v. REPUBLIC-FRANKLIN INSURANCE COMPANY  
ET AL.; WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANT. 
[Cite as Shirley v. Republic-Franklin Ins. Co.,  
104 Ohio St.3d 638, 2005-Ohio-182.] 
Judgments — Law-of-the-case doctrine — Uninsured/underinsured motorist 
coverage — Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded on 
the authority of Hopkins v. Dyer. 
(Nos. 2004-1219 and 2004-1220 — Submitted  
January 11, 2005 — Decided February 2, 2005.) 
APPEAL from and CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals  
for Stark County, No. 2003CA00361. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
Hopkins v. Dyer, 104 Ohio St.3d 461, 2004-Ohio-6769, 820 N.E.2d 329, and the 
cause is remanded to the trial court for application 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 and PFEIFER, JJ., dissent. 
LANZINGER, J., not participating. 
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John S. Coury, for appellees. 
 
Pelini & Fischer, Ltd., Craig G. Pelini and Mark F. Fischer, for appellant. 
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