WESTFIELD INS. CO. v. GALATIS

No. 2002-0932.

100 Ohio St.3d 216 (2003)

2003-Ohio-5849

WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY v. GALATIS ET AL., APPELLANTS; AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bashein & Bashein Co., L.P.A., and W. Craig Bashein; Paul W. Flowers Co., L.P.A., and Paul W. Flowers, for appellants.

Davis & Young, Henry A. Hentemann and Richard M. Garner, for appellee.

Boyk & Crossmock, L.L.C., and Steven L. Crossmock, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.


O'CONNOR, J.

{¶ 1} Stare decisis is the bedrock of the American judicial system. Wellreasoned opinions become controlling precedent, thus creating stability and predictability in our legal system. It is only with great solemnity and with the assurance that the newly chosen course for the law is a significant improvement over the current course that we should depart from precedent.

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