Opinion
Nos. 2003-0302, 2003-0362.
Submitted November 19, 2003.
Decided December 17, 2003.
Certified by and Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 81360, 2003-Ohio-177.
Friedman, Domiano Smith Co., L.P.A., and Stephen S. Vanek, for appellants.
Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley Howley, L.L.P., Daniel A. Richards, Jill S. Patterson and Ronald A. Rispo, for appellee.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour Pease, L.L.P., Michael Thomas and William D. Kloss, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Insurance Institute.
Davis Young and Richard M. Garner, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Hartford Fire Insurance Company.
{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed 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 Degenaro, JJ., concur.
Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., dissent and would reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.
Mary Degenaro, J., of the Seventh Appellate District, sitting for O'Donnell, J.