Case Title: Washington v. Citizens Sec. Mut. Ins. Co.

Citation: 2001-Ohio-172

Docket Number: 20001951

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2001-07-05T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Cite as Washington v. Citizens Sec. Mut. Ins. Co., 92 Ohio St.3d 211, 2001-Ohio-
172.] 
 
 
 
WASHINGTON, GDN., ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. CITIZENS SECURITY MUTUAL 
INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE. 
[Cite as Washington v. Citizens Sec. Mut. Ins. Co. (2001), 92 Ohio St.3d 211.] 
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. 00-1951 — Submitted May 16, 2001 — Decided July 5, 2001.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 76082. 
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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. 
 
DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur. 
 
MOYER, C.J., COOK, and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur in judgment. 
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COOK, J., concurring.  I concur in judgment on Propositions of Law Nos. 
I and II based on the reasoning set forth in my dissenting opinion in Littrell v. 
Wigglesworth (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 425, 746 N.E.2d 1077, and in my opinion 
concurring in part and dissenting in part in Clark v. Scarpelli (2001), 91 Ohio 
St.3d 271, 744 N.E.2d 719.  I would dismiss Proposition of Law III as having 
been improvidently allowed. 
 
MOYER, C.J., and LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., concur in the foregoing 
opinion. 
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Cochran & Naso and Carmen Naso, for appellant Phyllis Washington. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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Robert P. Rutter, for appellant Danielle Washington. 
 
Law Office of Terrence J. Kenneally & Associates, Terrence J. Kenneally 
and John M. Bostwick, Jr., for appellee. 
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