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State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Reinhart
1995 Ohio 170
Ohio
1995
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STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANT AND CROSS-APPELLEE, v. REINHART, ADMR., ET AL., APPELLEES AND CROSS-APPELLANTS.

No. 94-2173

Supreme Court of Ohio

April 5, 1995

71 Ohio St.3d 654 | 1995-Ohio-170

Submitted February 21, 1995. APPEAL and CROSS-APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Seneca County, Nos. 13-93-37 and 13-93-38.

Insurance—Insurer fails to exercise good faith in the processing of a claim of its insured, when.

Hamilton, Kramer, Myers & Cheek and James R. Gallagher, for appellant and cross-appellee.

Luigia Tenuta, for appellees and cross-appellants.

{¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is not allowed, but the discretionary cross-appeal is allowed. The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and the cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings on the authority of

Zoppo v. Homestead Ins. Co., (1994), 71 Ohio St.3d 552, 644 N.E.2d 397.

MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER and COOK, JJ., concur.

Wright, J., dissents for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinion in

Zoppo v. Homestead Ins. Co. (1994), 71 Ohio St.3d 552, 559-262, 644 N.E.2d 397, 402-404.

Case Details

Case Name: State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Reinhart
Court Name: Ohio Supreme Court
Date Published: Apr 5, 1995
Citation: 1995 Ohio 170
Docket Number: 1994-2173
Court Abbreviation: Ohio
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