Legal Opinion

Strack v. Westfield Companies

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided November 26, 1986No. 12522PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBaird, J.

Plaintiffs-appellants, Maynard and Dorothy Strack, appeal the trial court’s order denying their motion for reconsideration of its earlier order striking two counts of their second amended complaint. •

In September 1982, the Stracks’ home was destroyed by fire. The Stracks carried comprehensive homeowners’ insurance with defendant-ap-pellee, Westfield Companies (“West-field”), to which they submitted a claim. After conferring with the local fire department, Westfield commenced its own investigation of the fire. Thereafter, Westfield refused to honor the claim of the Stracks.

The Stracks filed an…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. J. I. Case Co. v. BorakSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Pitts v. Ohio Department of TransportationOhio Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Gladys G. Holloway v. Bristol-Myers CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  5. Belden v. Union Central Life Ins.Ohio Supreme Court · 1944

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  3. Sam N. Farlow v. Union Central Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  4. Burnside v. LeimbachOhio Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. Lena McClain v. Northwest Community Corrections Center Judicial Corrections BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006

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