Case Title: Marcella v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

Citation: 1996-Ohio-363

Docket Number: 19960691

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1996-09-25T00:00:00Z

Document:
MARCELLA, APPELLEE 
AND CROSS-APPELLANT, 
V. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL 
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INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANT AND CROSS-APPELLEE. 
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[Cite as Marcella v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. (1996), ___ Ohio St.3d ___.] 
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Insurance -- Motor vehicles -- Insured entitled to underinsured motorist 
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coverage under former R.C. 3937.18, when -- Determining amount of 
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underinsurance coverage to be paid -- Claims for loss of consortium. 
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(No. 96-782 -- Submitted June 25, 1996 -- Decided September 25, 
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1996.) 
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APPEAL and CROSS-APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga 
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County, No. 69086. 
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Don C. Iler Co., L.P.A., and Don C. Iler, for appellee and cross-
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appellant. 
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Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Howley, Timothy D. Johnson, 
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Gregory E. O’Brien and Daniel A. Richards, for appellant and cross-
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appellee. 
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The discretionary appeal in case No. 96-782 is allowed. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals on the appeal is affirmed on the 
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authority of Cole v. Holland (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 220, ___ N.E.2d ___, 
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and the cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings 
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consistent with Cole. 
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The discretionary cross-appeal in case No. 96-782 is allowed. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals on the cross-appeal is reversed 
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on the authority of Schaefer v. Allstate Ins. Co. (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 553, 
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___ N.E.2d ___. 
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MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., 
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concur. 
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COOK, J., dissents. 
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STRATTON, J., not participating. 
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