Bowers v. Grange Ins. Co.

1996 Ohio 362, 76 Ohio St. 3d 563

Opinion

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 76 Ohio St.3d 563.]

BOWERS ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY, A.K.A.

GRANGE MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, A.K.A. GRANGE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE.

[Cite as Bowers v. Grange Ins. Co., 1996-Ohio-362.]

Insurance—Automobile liability—Each person covered by an uninsured motorist policy who is asserting a claim for loss of consortium has a separate claim subject to a separate per person policy limit—Provision in insurance policy which reaches a contrary result is unenforceable.

(No. 96-462—Submitted September 6, 1996—Decided September 25, 1996.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 95APE08-1110.

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Isaac, Brant, Ledman & Teetor and Marc J. Kessler, for appellants. Bale, Begin & Associates, Ltd., Andrew J. Kielkopf and David G. Bale, for appellee.

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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of Schaefer v. Allstate Ins. Co. (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 553, ___ N.E.2d ___. MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur. COOK, J., dissents. STRATTON, J., not participating.

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