Title: Howard v. Dodson

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

HOWARD ET AL., APPELLANTS, V. DODSON ET AL., APPELLANTS; MIDWESTERN 
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INDEMNITY COMPANY, APPELLEE. 
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[Cite as Howard v. Dodson (1996), ___ Ohio St.3d ___.] 
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Insurance -- Uninsured motorist provision -- R.C. 3937.18 and public policy 
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preclude contract provision requiring physical contact for recovery -- 
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Corroborative evidence test applied in cases where unidentified 
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driver’s negligence causes injury. 
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(No. 96-160 -- Submitted May 21, 1996 -- Decided July 3, 1996.) 
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APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 95APE06-
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780. 
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Tsitouris & Gerrity and Timothy D. Gerrity, for appellants Barbara L. 
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Howard, Daniel Howard, Nancy E. Ives and Ronald Ives. 
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Lane, Alton & Horst and William Scott Lavelle, for appellants Garry 
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W. Dodson and HBL Automotive, Inc., d.b.a. Lindsay Accura. 
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Isaac, Brant, Ledman & Teetor, Donald L. Anspaugh and Joanne S. 
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Peters, for appellee. 
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The discretionary appeal is allowed.  The judgment of the court of 
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appeals is reversed on the authority of Girgis v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. 
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Co. (1996), 75 Ohio St.3d 302, 662 N.E.2d 280, and the cause is 
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remanded to the trial court for further proceedings. 
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MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and 
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STRATTON, JJ., concur. 
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