Case Name: Thorley, Appellant, v. American States Preferred et al.; Westfield Insurance Company, Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2003-05-07
Citations: 98 Ohio St. 3d 493
Docket Number: No. 2002-0753
Parties: Thorley, Appellant, v. American States Preferred et al.; Westfield Insurance Company, Appellee.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and O’Connor, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 98
Pages: 493–494

Head Matter:
Thorley, Appellant, v. American States Preferred et al.; Westfield Insurance Company, Appellee.
[Cite as Thorley v. Am. States Preferred, 98 Ohio St.3d 493, 2003-Ohio-2148.]
(No. 2002-0753
Submitted April 16, 2003
Decided May 7, 2003.)

Opinion:
{¶ 1} Sua sponte, the judgment of the court of appeals is summarily reversed pursuant to Ferrando v. Auto-Owners Mut. Ins. Co., 98 Ohio St.3d 186, 2002- Ohio-7217, 781 N.E.2d 927. This cause is remanded to the trial court to consider whether the insurer was prejudiced under Ferrando.
Lawrence J. Scanlon and Michael J. Elliott, for appellant.
Davis & Young, David G. Utley and Susan F. Houlihan, for appellee.
Elk & Elk Co., L.P.A., and Todd O. Rosenberg, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Moyer, C.J., Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and O'Connor, JJ., concur.
Lundberg Stratton, J., dissents.
Cook, J., not participating.