Title: Bentley v. Pendleton

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as Bentley v. Pendleton, 105 Ohio St.3d 326, 2005-Ohio-1824.] 
 
 
BENTLEY ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. PENDLETON ET AL.; AMERICAN HOME 
ASSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE. 
[Cite as Bentley v. Pendleton, 105 Ohio St.3d 326, 2005-Ohio-1824.] 
Motor vehicles — Uninsured/underinsured-motorist coverage — Court of 
appeals’ judgment reversed on the authority of Gilchrist v. Gonsor, and 
cause remanded. 
(No. 2004-1135 — Submitted March 30, 2005 — Decided May 4, 2005.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Pike County,  
No. 03CA722, 2004-Ohio-3848. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
Gilchrist v. Gonsor, 104 Ohio St.3d 599, 2004-Ohio-7103, 821 N.E.2d 154, and 
the cause is remanded to the court of appeals for consideration of the remaining 
assignments of error and for further proceedings not inconsistent with Gilchrist v. 
Gonsor. 
 
MOYER, C.J., RESNICK, PFEIFER, O’CONNOR and O’DONNELL, JJ., concur. 
 
LUNDBERG STRATTON and LANZINGER, JJ., dissent. 
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LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., dissenting. 
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For reasons set forth in my dissenting opinion in Gilchrist v. 
Gonsor, 104 Ohio St.3d 599, 2004-Ohio-7103, 821 N.E.2d 154, ¶14-23, I 
respectfully dissent. 
 
LANZINGER, J., concurs in the foregoing dissenting opinion. 
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Robert W. Kerpsack Co., L.P.A, and Robert W. Kerpsack, for appellants. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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Wiles, Boyle, Burkholder & Bringardner Co., L.P.A., Michael L. Close, 
and Dale D. Cook; Janik & Dorman, L.L.P., Stacy Lilly, and Matthew Grimm, for 
appellee. 
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