Nottingham v. Allstate Ins. Co.

1996 Ohio 402, 76 Ohio St. 3d 231

Opinion

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 76 Ohio St.3d 231.]

NOTTINGHAM ET AL., APPELLEES, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY;

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANT. [Cite as Nottingham v. Allstate Ins. Co., 1996-Ohio-402.]

Insurance—Motor vehicles—Pursuant to former R.C. 3937.18, an underinsurance claim must be paid, when—Determining amount of underinsurance coverage to be paid. (No. 96-101—Submitted July 10, 1996—Decided August 7, 1996.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Stark County, No. 1995CA00068.

__________________

Tzangas, Plakas & Mannos, James R. Recupero and David L. Dingwell, for appellees. Robert J. Drexler, for appellant.

__________________

{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of Cole v. Holland (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 220, 667 N.E.2d 353. DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., CONCUR. MOYER, C.J., and COOK, J., dissent. STRATTON, J., not participating.

__________________