LITTRELL v. WIGGLESWORTH

Nos. 00-745 and 00-801, 98-2445, 99-219, 99-223 and 99-224.

91 Ohio St.3d 425 (2001)

LITTRELL, ADMR., ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. WIGGLESWORTH, ADMR., ET AL.; WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL., APPELLEES. STICKNEY, APPELLANT, ET AL., v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE, ET AL. KARR, ADMR., ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. BORCHARDT; PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 23, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elk & Elk Co., L.P.A., Thomas L. Dettelbach and Todd O. Rosenberg, for appellants in case No. 98-2445.

Meyers, Hentemann & Rea Co., L.P.A., Henry A. Hentemann and J. Michael Creagan, for appellee in case No. 98-2445.

Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A., Dennis E. Murray, Sr., W. Patrick Murray, Charles M. Murray and Steven C. Bechtel, for appellants in case Nos. 99-219, 99-223 and 99-224.

Meyers, Hentemann & Rea Co., L.P.A., Henry A. Hentemann and J. Michael Creagan, for appellee Progressive Insurance Company in case No. 99-219.

Eastman & Smith, Ltd., and John D. Willey, Jr., for appellee Allstate Insurance Company in case No. 99-223.

Gallagher, Bradigan, Gams, Pryor & Littrell, L.L.P., and James R. Gallagher; Kitch, Drutchas, Wagner & Kenney, P.C., John S. Wasung and Susan Healy Zitterman, for appellee State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company in case No. 99-224.

Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley and Arthur D. Rabourn; Casper & Casper and Margaret H. McCollum, for appellants in case Nos. 00-745 and 00-801.

Benjamin, Yocum & Heather, L.L.C., Timothy P. Heather and Charles F. Hollis III, for appellee Allstate Insurance Company in case Nos. 00-745 and 00-801.

Droder & Miller Co., L.P.A., and W. John Sellins, for appellee Westfield Insurance Company in case Nos. 00-745 and 00-801.

Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A., Steven C. Bechtel, W. Patrick Murray and Charles M. Murray, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers in case Nos. 00-745 and 00-801.

Elk & Elk Co., L.P.A., and Todd O. Rosenberg, urging reversal for amicus curiae Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers in case Nos. 00-745 and 00-801.


ON RECONSIDERATION.

DOUGLAS, J.

On February 16, 1997, John Littrell, Jr., was the driver of a motor vehicle that was owned by his mother-in-law, Stella Pratt,1 when he was involved in a head-on collision with a motor vehicle operated by Jeffrey Wigglesworth. The collision was caused when Jeffrey's automobile allegedly veered left of center and collided with the Pratt...

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