Allstate Insurance v. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.

{¶ 1} Appellant Allstate Insurance Company contends that the trial court had jurisdiction to determine its subrogation claim against appellee Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (“CEI”). Allstate alleged that CEI was negligent in failing to respond to a customer’s service call and that Allstate was obligated to pay claims to two of its insureds when a fire and property damage occurred. This case comes down to a simple question: Is the claim underlying Allstate’s subrogation claim service-related or is it a pure common-law tort claim? Because we conclude that Allstate’s claim arises from a…