NATIONWIDE MUT. FIRE v. PUSSER

No. 2018-1137.

155 N.E.3d 839 (2020)

160 Ohio St.3d 203

2020-Ohio-2778

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. PUSSER et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 6, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carpenter, Lipps & Leland, L.L.P., Michael H. Carpenter , Michael N. Beekhuizen , David J. Barthel , and Jill R. Spiker , Columbus; and Kirk E. Roman , Akron, for appellant.

Scullin & Cunning, L.L.C., and Timothy J. Cunning , Boardman, for appellee estate of Robert D. Boak.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, L.L.P., Natalia Steele , Cleveland, and Thomas E. Szykowny , Columbus, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Insurance Institute.

Rutter & Russin, L.L.C., Cleveland, and Robert P. Rutter , urging affirmance for amicus curiae Rutter & Russin, L.L.C.

Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A., and Margaret M. Murray , Sandusky, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Association for Justice.


{¶ 1} In this case, we are asked to determine whether specific language in an insurance policy was sufficient to warn the insured that misstatements as to warranties in her application for the policy rendered the policy void from the beginning ("void ab initio"). We conclude that the insurance policy involved in this...

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