Case Name: Newman et al., Appellants, v. United Ohio Insurance Company, Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1994-01-19
Citations: 68 Ohio St. 3d 170
Docket Number: No. 92-1875
Parties: Newman et al., Appellants, v. United Ohio Insurance Company, Appellee.
Judges: AW. Sweeney, Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 68
Pages: 170–171

Head Matter:
Newman et al., Appellants, v. United Ohio Insurance Company, Appellee.
[Cite as Newman v. United Ohio Ins. Co. (1994), 68 Ohio St.3d 170.]
(No. 92-1875
Submitted December 15, 1993
Decided January 19, 1994.)
David Reid Dillon, for appellants.
Mark P. Seitzinger, for appellee.
Nurenberg, Plevin, Heller & McCarthy Co., L.P.A., and Andrew Krembs; and Robert P. Rutter, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Hamilton, Kramer, Myers & Cheek and James R. Gallagher, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.

Opinion:
The cause is reversed and remanded on authority of Savoie v. Grange Mut. Ins. Co. (1993), 67 Ohio St.3d 500, 620 N.E.2d 809. The trial court is instructed to apply the Savoie test to the facts of the case.
AW. Sweeney, Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Moyer, C.J., concurs separately.
Wright, J., dissents.