[This decision has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 92 Ohio St.3d 213.]

CARPENTER, APPELLANT, v. UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE, ET AL.

[Cite as Carpenter v. United Ohio Ins. Co., 2001-Ohio-174.] Insurance—Motor vehicles—Mandatory offering of uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage—Amount available for payment for purpose of setoff— Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on authority of Littrell v. Wigglesworth and Clark v. Scarpelli. (No. 00-2241—Submitted May 16, 2001—Decided July 5, 2001.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Noble County, No. 272. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of Littrell v. Wigglesworth (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 425, 746 N.E.2d 1077, and Clark v. Scarpelli (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 271, 744 N.E.2d 719. MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. COOK, J., concurs in judgment. __________________ Elk & Elk Co., L.P.A., and Todd O. Rosenberg, for appellant. Williams & Petro Co., L.L.C., John P. Petro and Steven E. Herman, for appellee. __________________