Ponser v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance

{¶ 1} Case Nos. 2003-1730 and 2003-2125 are consolidated.

Case No. 2003-1730

{¶ 2} The discretionary appeal is accepted.

{¶ 3} The judgment against St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company is reversed, sua sponte, on the authority of Westfield Ins. Co. v. Galatis, 100 Ohio St.3d 216, 2003-Ohio-5849, 797 N.E.2d 1256. The remaining insurance companies, Motorists Mutual Insurance Company and Nationwide Insurance Company, are to brief the issues.

Case No. 2003-2125

{¶ 4} The certification of conflict by the Court of Appeals for Licking County is accepted only on the question certified on behalf of…