Moroney v. Annis

2000 Ohio 417, 88 Ohio St. 3d 506

• Court: Ohio Supreme Court
• Decided: May 24, 2000
• Docket: 1999-2155
• Status: Published

Opinion

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 88 Ohio St.3d 506.]

MORONEY ET AL., APPELLEES, v. ANNIS ET AL.; STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANT. [Cite as Moroney v. Annis, 2000-Ohio-417.] Automobile liability insurance—Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage— Court of appeals’ judgment vacated and cause remanded to trial court. (No. 99-2155—Submitted April 26, 2000—Decided, May 24, 2000.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Richland County, No. 99CA27. __________________ Gallagher, Bradigan, Gams, Pryor & Littrell, L.L.P., and James R. Gallagher, for appellant. __________________ {¶ 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. DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur. DOUGLAS, J., concurs separately. MOYER, C.J., COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., dissent. __________________ DOUGLAS, J., concurring. {¶ 2} I concur for the reasons set forth in my concurrence in Stickney v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 504, 727 N.E.2d 1286. __________________ SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., dissenting. {¶ 3} 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. MOYER, C.J., and COOK, J., concur in the foregoing dissenting opinion. __________________