Hammond v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co.

1995 Ohio 47, 71 Ohio St. 3d 651

Opinion

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 71 Ohio St.3d 651.]

HAMMOND, APPELLANT, v. GRANGE MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, APPELLEE. [Cite as Hammond v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co., 1995-Ohio-47.] Insurance—Insurer fails to exercise good faith in the processing of a claim of its insured, when. (No. 94-2376—Submitted February 21, 1995—Decided April 5, 1995.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 93APE11-1620. __________________ Dagger, Johnston, Miller, Ogilvie & Hampson and Mark R. Riegel, for appellant. Lane, Alton & Horst, Rick E. Marsh and William Scott Lavelle, for appellee. __________________ {¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is allowed. The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and the cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings on the authority of Zoppo v. Homestead Ins. Co. (1994), 71 Ohio St.3d 552, 644 N.E.2d 397. MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER and COOK, JJ., concur. WRIGHT, J., dissents for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinion in Zoppo v. Homestead Ins. Co. (1994), 71 Ohio St.3d 552, 559-262, 644 N.E.2d 397, 402- 404. __________________