Title: Starks v. Fed. Ins. Co.

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as Starks v. Fed. Ins. Co., 102 Ohio St.3d 91, 2004-Ohio-1998.] 
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STARKS, APPELLEE, v. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL., APPELLANTS. 
[Cite as Starks v. Fed. Ins. Co., 102 Ohio St.3d 91, 2004-Ohio-1998.] 
Discretionary appeal accepted — Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause 
remanded on authority of Westfield Ins. Co. v. Galatis. 
(No. 2003-1742 — Submitted March 15, 2004 — Decided May 5, 2004.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Stark County, No. 2003CA00102, 2003-
Ohio-4383. 
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The discretionary appeal is accepted. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed and the cause is 
remanded to the trial court 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 appellee. 
 
Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman, Jay Clinton Rice and Richard C.O. 
Rezie, for appellant Federal Insurance Company. 
 
Ulmer & Berne, L.L.P., Thomas L. Rosenberg and Carl A. Anthony, for 
appellant Regent Insurance Company. 
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