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STATE FARM MUT. INS. CO. v. BLEVINS

No. 88-1664.

49 Ohio St. 3d 165 (1990)

STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE, v. BLEVINS ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 7, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meyers, Hentemann, Schneider & Rea Co., L.P.A., Henry A. Hentemann, Joseph H. Wantz, Cash, Cash, Eagen & Kessel and Melvin J. Kessel, for appellee.

Casper & Casper, S. Robert Casper and Bruce P. Gudenkauf, for appellants.

H. BROWN, J.

This case presents two issues. First, what is the scope of the arbitrators' power to award damages under the insurance contract? Second, did the arbitrators exceed their power by awarding punitive damages?

I

The power of Ohio courts to review an arbitration is defined by R.C. 2711.10, which states:

"In any of the following cases, the court of common pleas shall make an order vacating the award upon the application of any party...

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