Title: Bowers v. Grange Ins. Co.

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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BOWERS ET AL., APPELLANTS, V. GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY, A.K.A. GRANGE 
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MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, A.K.A. GRANGE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 
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APPELLEE. 
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[Cite as Bowers v. Grange Ins. Co. (1996), ___ Ohio St.3d ___.] 
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Insurance -- Automobile liability -- Each person covered by an uninsured motorist 
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policy who is asserting a claim for loss of consortium has a separate claim subject 
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to a separate per person policy limit -- Provision in insurance policy which 
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reaches a contrary result is unenforceable. 
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(No. 96-462 -- Submitted September 6, 1996 -- Decided September 25, 
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1996.) 
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APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 95APE08-
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1110. 
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Isaac, Brant, Ledman & Teetor and Marc J. Kessler, for appellants. 
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Bale, Begin & Associates, Ltd., Andrew J. Kielkopf and David G. Bale, for 
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appellee. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
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Schaefer v. Allstate Ins. Co. (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 553, ___ N.E.2d ___. 
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MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur. 
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COOK, J., dissents. 
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STRATTON, J., not participating. 
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