KREJCI v. PRUDENTIAL PROP. CAS. INS. CO

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, has certified the following question to us:

"Does Ohio Revised Code § 3929.06 preclude an injured person from bringing any action, including a declaratory judgment action, against the tortfeasor's insurer unless the injured person has first obtained a judgment against the insured?"

The certified question is answered in the negative.

MOYER, C.J., A.W. SWEENEY, DOUGLAS, WRIGHT, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur.