Title: Alrjub v. Wheeler

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as Alrjub v. Wheeler, 88 Ohio St.3d 544, 2000-Ohio-407.] 
 
 
 
 
 
ALRJUB, ADMR., APPELLANT, v. WHEELER ET AL.; STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE 
INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE. 
[Cite as Alrjub v. Wheeler (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 544.] 
Automobile liability insurance — Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage — Court of 
appeals’ judgment vacated and cause remanded to trial court. 
(No. 99-1405 — Submitted April 11, 2000 — Decided May 24, 2000.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 98AP-1171. 
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Frederic R. Kass and Daniel J. Fletcher, for appellant. 
 
Gallagher, Bradigan, Gams, Pryor & Littrell, L.L.P., James R. Gallagher  and 
Darrell M. Pierre, Jr., for appellee. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is vacated, and the cause is remanded to the 
trial court for further proceedings and consideration, where applicable, of the Supreme 
Court’s decisions in Wolfe v. Wolfe (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 246, 725 N.E.2d 261, and 
Moore v. State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 27, 723 N.E.2d 97. 
 
DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur. 
 
DOUGLAS, J., concurs separately. 
 
MOYER, C.J., COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., dissent. 
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Douglas, J., concurring.  I concur for the reasons set forth in my concurrence in 
Stickney v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 504, 727 N.E.2d 1286. 
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LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., dissenting.  I respectfully dissent because I do 
not agree that Wolfe v. Wolfe (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 246, 725 N.E.2d 261, or Moore 
v. State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. (2000), 88 Ohio St.3d 27, 723 N.E.2d 97, applies to 
 
 
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this case.  A remand for application of either one of these cases will result in the 
parties and the court below struggling to comply with an order that has no 
relevance to the issues. 
 
In this case, appellant challenges the constitutionality of R.C. 3937.44 and 
asks this court to allow the wrongful death beneficiaries of decedent Mohammed 
Alrjub to recover the per-accident limit of liability insurance, not uninsured 
motorist/underinsured motorist insurance, from the tortfeasor. The issue of whether 
the insurance contract constitutes a new contract or a renewal, or the issue of 
UM/UIM coverage, was not raised in the court below.  This court will not 
ordinarily consider a claim of error that was not raised in any way in the appellate 
court and was not considered or decided by that court.  State v. Williams (1977), 51 
Ohio St.2d 112, 5 O.O.3d 98, 364 N.E.2d 1364;  Toledo v. Reasonover (1965), 5 
Ohio St.2d 22, 34 O.O.2d 13, 213 N.E.2d 179, paragraph two of the syllabus. 
 
However, to the extent that the majority believes that these cases apply, I 
respectfully dissent for the reasons set forth in the dissenting opinions in Wolfe v. 
Wolfe, 88 Ohio St.3d at 252-255, 725 N.E.2d at 267-269, and Moore v. State Auto. 
Mut. Ins. Co. 88 Ohio St.3d at 33-36, 723 N.E.2d at 103-105. 
 
MOYER, C.J., and COOK, J., concur in the foregoing dissenting opinion.