Case Name: Francis et al., Appellees, v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company; Royal Insurance Company of America, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2004-01-14
Citations: 101 Ohio St. 3d 62
Docket Number: No. 2003-1697
Parties: Francis et al., Appellees, v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company; Royal Insurance Company of America, Appellant.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Lundberg Stratton, O’Connor and O’Donnell, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 101
Pages: 62–63

Head Matter:
Francis et al., Appellees, v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company; Royal Insurance Company of America, Appellant.
[Cite as Francis v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 101 Ohio St.3d 62, 2004-Ohio-8.]
(No. 2003-1697
Submitted November 18, 2003
Decided January 14, 2004.)
Smith & Coiner and James D. Coiner, for appellees.
Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Howley, L.L.P., and Shawn W. Maestle, for appellant.

Opinion:
{¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is accepted.
{¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed 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.