Case Name: Shirley et al., Appellees, v. Republic-Franklin Insurance Company et al.; Westfield Insurance Company, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2005-02-02
Citations: 104 Ohio St. 3d 638
Docket Number: Nos. 2004-1219 and 2004-1220
Parties: Shirley et al., Appellees, v. Republic-Franklin Insurance Company et al.; Westfield Insurance Company, Appellant.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Lundberg Stratton, O’Connor and O’Donnell, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 104
Pages: 638–639

Head Matter:
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.]
(Nos. 2004-1219 and 2004-1220
Submitted January 11, 2005
Decided February 2, 2005.)
John S. Coury, for appellees.

Opinion:
{¶ 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.
Pelini & Fischer, Ltd., Craig G. Pelini and Mark F. Fischer, for appellant.