Title: Potter v. Amerisure Ins. Co.

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

Potter, Appellant, v. Amerisure Insurance Company, Appellee.                     
[Cite as Potter v. Amerisure Ins. Co. (1994)     Ohio St.3d    .]                
Automobile liability insurance -- Uninsured motorist coverage                    
     designed to protect persons, not vehicles -- Validity of                    
     insurance policy exclusion of uninsured motorist dependent                  
     upon whether it conforms to R.C. 3937.18 -- Policy                          
     provision which eliminates uninsured motorist coverage for                  
     persons insured thereunder who are injured while occupying                  
     a motor vehicle owned by an insured, but not specifically                   
     listed in the policy, violates R.C. 3937.18 and is invalid.                 
     (No. 94-1401 -- Submitted September 20, 1994 -- Decided                     
November 9, 1994.)                                                               
     Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No.                   
65285.                                                                           
                                                                                 
     Lallo & Feldman Co., L.P.A., and Michael J. Feldman, for                    
appellant.                                                                       
     Mansour, Gavin, Gerlack & Manos Co., L.P.A., and Julius R.                  
Gerlack, for appellee.                                                           
                                                                                 
     The discretionary appeal is allowed; the judgment of the                    
court of appeals is reversed and the judgment of the court of                    
common pleas is reinstated on the authority of Martin v.                         
Midwestern Ins. Co. (1994), 70 Ohio St.3d 485,     N.E.2d    .                   
     Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney                   
and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.                                                        
     Wright, J., dissents for the reasons stated in the                          
dissenting opinions in Martin v. Midwestern Group Ins. Co.                       
(1994), 70 Ohio St.3d 485,     N.E.2d    .