Title: Heilman v. Progressive Ins. Co.

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as Heilman v. Progressive Ins. Co., 92 Ohio St.3d 214, 2001-Ohio-175.] 
 
 
HEILMAN, F.K.A. BELLOMY, APPELLANT, v. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE 
COMPANY, APPELLEE, ET AL. 
[Cite as Heilman v. Progressive Ins. Co. (2001), 92 Ohio St.3d 214.] 
Insurance — Motor vehicles — Mandatory offering of uninsured and 
underinsured motorist coverage — Amount available for payment for 
purpose of setoff — Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on authority of 
Littrell v. Wigglesworth and Clark v. Scarpelli — Cause remanded to trial 
court for determination of damages. 
(No. 00-2271 — Submitted May 16, 2001 — Decided July 5, 2001.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Richland County, No. 00-CA-28. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed 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, and the cause is 
remanded to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with our decisions in 
Littrell  and Clark. 
 
DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur. 
 
MOYER, C.J., COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., dissent. 
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COOK, J., dissenting.  I respectfully dissent based on the reasoning set 
forth in my dissenting opinion in Littrell v. Wigglesworth (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 
425, 746 N.Ed.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 
dissenting opinion. 
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SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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Elk & Elk Co., L.P.A., Bruce S. Rutsky and Todd O. Rosenberg, for 
appellant. 
 
Eugene G. Gillis and Daniel D. Domozick, for appellee. 
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