Holcomb v. State Farm Ins. Cos.

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 88 Ohio St.3d 537.]

HOLCOMB, ADMR., ET AL., APPELLANTS AND CROSS-APPELLEES, v. STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES, APPELLEE AND CROSS-APPELLANT. [Cite as Holcomb v. State Farm Ins. Cos., 2000-Ohio-398.] Automobile liability insurance—Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage— Court of appeals’ judgment vacated and cause remanded to trial court. (No. 99-342, 99-348 and 99-618—Submitted April 11, 2000—Decided May 24, 2000.) APPEAL and CROSS-APPEAL from and CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 98AP-353. __________________ DeLibera, Lyons & Bibbo and Jeffrey R. Bibbo, for appellants and cross- appellees. Gallagher, Bradigan, Gams, Pryor & Littrell, L.L.P., and James R. Gallagher, for appellee and cross-appellant. Elk & Elk Co., L.P.A., and Todd O. Rosenberg, urging reversal on behalf of appellants for amicus curiae, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers. __________________ {¶ 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. __________________

SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

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. __________________ 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. __________________