Lumbatis v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co.

2000 Ohio 360, 88 Ohio St. 3d 403

Opinion

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 88 Ohio St.3d 403.]

LUMBATIS, APPELLANT, v. GRANGE MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, APPELLEE. [Cite as Lumbatis v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co., 2000-Ohio-360.] Automobile liability insurance—Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage— Court of appeals’ judgment vacated and cause remanded to trial court. (Nos. 99-1348 and 99-1546—Submitted April 11, 2000—Decided May 10, 2000.) APPEAL from and CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Monroe County, No. 803. __________________ James W. Peters, for appellant. Thornburg & Bean and Charles H. Bean, for appellee. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is vacated, and the cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings and consideration, where applicable, of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Wolfe v. Wolfe (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 246, 725 N.E.2d 261, and Moore v. State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 27, 723 N.E.2d 97. MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur. COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., dissent. __________________ LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., dissenting. {¶ 2} I respectfully dissent for the reasons set forth in the dissenting opinions in Wolfe v. Wolfe (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 246, 252-255, 725 N.E.2d 261, 267-269, and Moore v. State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 27, 33-36, 723 N.E.2d 97, 103-105. COOK, J., concurs in the foregoing dissenting opinion. __________________ 2