Delli Bovi v. Pacific Indemn. Co.
Ohio Supreme Court
Delli Bovi v. Pacific Indemn. Co., 81 Ohio St. 3d 1455 (Ohio 1998)
690 N.E.2d 548; 1998 Ohio LEXIS 669
Stratton
Delli Bovi v. Pacific Indemn. Co.
Opinion of the Court
Certified State Law Question, No. 4:97CV0094. On preliminary memoranda pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. XVIII(6). The court will answer both questions certified by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, found at page 2 of the court’s Certification Order filed December 30,1997:
“(1) Is a helicopter a ‘motor vehicle’ under Ohio Revised Code § 4501.01 for purposes of the mandatory underinsured motorist coverage set forth in Ohio Revised Code § 3937.18?;
“(2) Does the word ‘land,’ used in the Pacific policy, impermissibly modify the words ‘motorized vehicle’ so as to eliminate UIM coverage mandated by Ohio Revised Code § 3937.18?”
Sua sponte, cause consolidated with 98-23, infra.
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