[Cite as Pillo v. Stricklin, 98 Ohio St.3d 163, 2002-Ohio-7090.]

PILLO ET AL., APPELLEES, v. STRICKLIN ET AL.; PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANT. [Cite as Pillo v. Stricklin, 98 Ohio St.3d 163, 2002-Ohio-7090.]

Insurance — Motor vehicles — Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage — Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on authority of Kemper v. Michigan Millers Mut. Ins. Co. (No. 2002-0291 — Submitted December 18, 2002 — Decided December 24, 2002.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Stark County, No. 2001CA00204, 2002- Ohio-7049. __________________ {¶1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of Kemper v. Michigan Millers Mut. Ins. Co., 98 Ohio St.3d 162, 2002-Ohio- 7101, 781 N.E.2d 196, decided today.

MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur.

COOK, J. dissents.

LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., dissents for the reasons stated in the Chief Justice’s dissenting opinion in Kemper v. Michigan Millers Mut. Ins. Co., 98 Ohio St.3d 162, 2002-Ohio-7101, 781 N.E.2d 196. __________________ Tzangas, Plakas, Mannos & Recupero, David L. Dingwell and Denise K.

Houston, for appellees.

Davis & Young, Henry A. Hentemann and J. Michael Creagan, for appellant Progressive Insurance Company. __________________