[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 87 Ohio St.3d 1240.]

MOSSING ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE. [Cite as Mossing v. State Farm Ins. Co., 2000-Ohio-454.]

Appeal dismissed as improvidently allowed. (No. 99-159–Submitted December 1, 1999–Decided January 12, 2000.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lucas County, No. L-98-1052. __________________ The McQuades Co., L.P.A., Daniel P. McQuade and Alan L. Lehenbauer; Ward, Kaps, Bainbridge, Maurer & Melvin and Thomas H. Bainbridge, for appellants.

Manahan, Pietrykowski, Bamman & DeLaney and Cormac B. DeLaney, for appellee.

McCarthy, Palmer, Volkema & Thomas and Michael S. Miller, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Gallagher, Bradigan, Gams, Pryor & Littrell, L.L.P., and James R. Gallagher, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. __________________ {¶ 1} The cause is dismissed, sua sponte, as having been improvidently allowed.

MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. __________________