Legal Opinion

Dairyland Insurance v. Finch

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided September 16, 1987No. 86-1505PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.

Appellant Finch challenges the holdings of the courts below, arguing: (1) that the family member exclusionary clause under the policy of insurance in question contravenes specific provisions of the Financial Responsibility Act and is therefore void ab initio; (2) that the subject policy did not contain an in-trafamilial exclusion within the uninsured motorist provision of the policy and, in the alternative, if such an exclusion did exist, it is void as against public policy; and (3) that intrafamilial exclusions serve no valid public policy purpose where a claim is filed by a surviving spouse…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Harrison v. MFA Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  2. Farmers Insurance v. MillerWashington Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Ady v. West American InsuranceOhio Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Reid v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1977
  5. Curran v. State Automobile Mutual Ins.Ohio Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Burris v. Grange Mutual CompaniesOhio Supreme Court · 1989
  2. State Farm Automobile Insurance v. AlexanderOhio Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Cimarron Insurance Co. v. CroyleSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  4. State Farm Automobile Insurance v. RoseOhio Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Kaplysh v. TakieddineOhio Supreme Court · 1988

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