McDonald v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

Ohio Supreme Court

McDonald v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

1997 Ohio 374, 79 Ohio St. 3d 413

CourtOhio Supreme Court

DecidedSeptember 24, 1997

Docket1996-2226

StatusPublished

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[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 79 Ohio St.3d 413.]

MCDONALD ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE. [Cite as McDonald v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 1997-Ohio-374.] Insurance—R.C. 2125.02 wrongful death beneficiary who is not named insured under the policy can recover under uninsured/underinsured motorist provisions of a decedent’s automobile liability insurance policy, when. (No. 96-2226—Submitted May 7, 1997—Decided September 24, 1997.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 69419. __________________ Hermann, Cahn & Schneider, Kent B. Schneider and Jay H. Salamon, for appellants. Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Howley, L.L.P., Timothy D. Johnson, Gregory E. O’Brien and Daniel A. Richards, for appellee. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of Holt v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co. (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 401, 683 N.E.2d 1080, decided today, and the cause is remanded to the trial court. DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur. COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., dissent for the reasons stated in Justice Cook’s dissent in Holt. MOYER, C.J., dissents. __________________

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[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 79 Ohio St.3d 413.]

MCDONALD ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE. [Cite as McDonald v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 1997-Ohio-374.] Insurance—R.C. 2125.02 wrongful death beneficiary who is not named insured under the policy can recover under uninsured/underinsured motorist provisions of a decedent’s automobile liability insurance policy, when. (No. 96-2226—Submitted May 7, 1997—Decided September 24, 1997.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 69419. __________________ Hermann, Cahn & Schneider, Kent B. Schneider and Jay H. Salamon, for appellants. Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Howley, L.L.P., Timothy D. Johnson, Gregory E. O’Brien and Daniel A. Richards, for appellee. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of Holt v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co. (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 401, 683 N.E.2d 1080, decided today, and the cause is remanded to the trial court. DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur. COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., dissent for the reasons stated in Justice Cook’s dissent in Holt. MOYER, C.J., dissents. __________________

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