Ohio Supreme Court, 1996

Sigmon v. Hatfield

Sigmon v. Hatfield
Ohio Supreme Court · Decided August 7, 1996
1996 Ohio 398; 76 Ohio St. 3d 243

Sigmon v. Hatfield

Opinion

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 76 Ohio St.3d 243.]

SIGMON ET AL., APPELLEES, v. HATFIELD; NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANT. [Cite as Sigmon v. Hatfield, 1996-Ohio-398.]

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. 95-774—Submitted July 10, 1996—Decided August 7, 1996.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Clermont County, No. CA94-07-054. __________________ Brown, Lippert, Heile & Evans and Marquette D. Evans, for appellees.

Tailer, Ruttle & Walden and Christine D. Tailer, 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. __________________

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