Legal Opinion
Hartory v. State Automobile Mutual Insurance
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided June 27, 1988No. 1395PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
James and Mary Kay Hartory owned and resided in a home in Chesterland, Ohio. The home was adjacent to a landfill. State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company (“State Auto”) issued a Home Protectors Homeowners Policy to the Hartorys which provided coverage from June 15, 1985 through December 15, 1985. During the spring and summer of 1985, highly explosive methane gas from the landfill penetrated their house and their water well, contaminating both.
On July 30, 1985, the Hartorys vacated their home after being orally directed by the Chief of the Chester-land Fire Department to do so. On August 1,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Temple v. Wean United, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1977
- Harless v. Willis Day Warehousing Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1978
- Yeager v. Local Union 20, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of AmericaOhio Supreme Court · 1983
- Hoskins v. Aetna Life InsuranceOhio Supreme Court · 1983
- Williams v. First United Church of ChristOhio Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- J & S Enterprises, Inc. v. Continental Casualty Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1991
- Alex R. Thomas & Co. v. Mutual Service Casualty InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
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