LEISURE v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

Nos. 98-2110 and 98-2481.

89 Ohio St.3d 110 (2000)

LEISURE, ADMR., ET AL., APPELLANTS AND CROSS-APPELLEES, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY; FARMERS INSURANCE OF COLUMBUS, INC., APPELLEE AND CROSS-APPELLANT. LEISURE, ADMR., ET AL., APPELLANTS AND CROSS-APPELLEES, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE AND CROSS-APPELLANT, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 7, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Okey Law Firm, L.P.A. Steven P. Okey and Scott A Washam, for appellants and cross-appellees.

Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman, D. John Travis and Gary L. Nicholson, for appellee and cross-appellant Farmers Insurance of Columbus, Inc.

Davis & Young and Henry A. Hentemann, for appellee and cross-appellant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Sharon A. Jennings, Assistant Attorney General, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General, in case No. 98-2110.


The court hereby, sua sponte, consolidates these two cases for disposition.

The judgments of the court of appeals are affirmed to the extent they vacated the default judgments. The causes are remanded to the trial court with instructions to permit plaintiffs to serve the Attorney General in accordance with R.C. 2721.12 and Cicco v. Stockmaster (2000), 89 Ohio St.3d 95, 728 N.E.2d 1066.

MOYER, C.J.,...

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