MORFOOT v. STAKE

No. 37487.

174 Ohio St. 506 (1963)

MORFOOT, ADMX., APPELLANT, v. STAKE; STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INS. CO., APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 8, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Ross, Sauter & Lett, for appellant.

Messrs. Lutz & Oxley, for appellee.


TAFT, C. J.

A policy of insurance which is reasonably open to different interpretations will be construed most favorably for the insured. Butche v. Ohio Casualty Ins. Co. (1962), 174 Ohio St. 144, 187 N.E.2d 20; Home Indemnity Co. v. Village of Plymouth (1945), 146 Ohio St. 96, 101, 64 N.E.2d 248. However, that rule will not be applied so as to provide...

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