Title: Ratkosky v. Scottsdale Surplus Lines Ins. Co.

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as Ratkosky v. Scottsdale Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 103 Ohio St.3d 462, 2004-Ohio-5705.] 
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RATKOSKY, APPELLEE, v. SCOTTSDALE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY 
ET AL.; ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANT. 
[Cite as Ratkosky v. Scottsdale Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 103 Ohio St.3d 462, 
2004-Ohio-5705.] 
Insurance — Motor vehicles — Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage — 
Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on the authority of Kyle v. Buckeye 
Union Ins. Co. 
(No. 2003-1261 — Submitted October 13, 2004 — Decided November 10, 2004.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 81519, 2003-Ohio-
2868. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
Kyle v. Buckeye Union Ins. Co., 103 Ohio St.3d 170, 2004-Ohio-4885, 814 
N.E.2d 1195. 
 
MOYER, C.J., LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR and O’DONNELL, JJ., 
concur. 
 
RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., dissent. 
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Jeffries, Kube, Forrest & Monteleone Co., L.P.A., and Mark E. Barbour, 
for appellee. 
 
Riteler, Coughlin & Swansinger, Ltd., Thomas M. Coughlin Jr., Timothy 
P. Whitford and Michael A. Paglia, for appellant. 
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