Title: Carruth v. Erie Ins. Group

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as Carruth v. Erie Ins. Group, 92 Ohio St.3d 211, 2001-Ohio-171.] 
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CARRUTH, APPELLANT, v. ERIE INSURANCE GROUP, APPELLEE. 
[Cite as Carruth v. Erie Ins. Group (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. 00-1873 — Submitted May 16, 2001 — Decided July 5, 2001.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 77161. 
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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 in judgment.  I concur in judgment 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. 
 
MOYER, C.J., and LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., concur in the foregoing 
opinion. 
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Elk & Elk Co., L.P.A., and Todd O. Rosenberg, for appellant. 
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