Case Name: Kemper et al. v. Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2002-12-24
Citations: 98 Ohio St. 3d 162
Docket Number: No. 2001-1709
Parties: Kemper et al. v. Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company et al.
Judges: Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 98
Pages: 162–163

Head Matter:
Kemper et al. v. Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company et al.
[Cite as Kemper v. Michigan Millers Mat. Ins. Co., 98 Ohio St.3d 162, 2002-Ohio-7101.]
(No. 2001-1709
Submitted September 17, 2002
Decided December 24, 2002.)

Opinion:
{¶ 1} The following questions have been certified to us by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division, pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. XVIII:
{¶ 2} "(1) Are the requirements of Linko v. Indemnity Ins. Co. [2000], 90 Ohio St.3d [445, 739 N.E.2d 338], relative to an offer of UM/UIM coverage, applicable to a policy of insurance written after enactment of [1997] HB 261 and before [2001] SB 97?
{¶ 3} "(2) If the Linko requirements are applicable, does, under [1997] HB 261, a signed rejection act as an effective declination of UM/UIM coverage, where there is no other evidence, oral or documentary, of an offer of coverage?"
{¶ 4} We answer certified question No. 1 in the affirmative and certified question No. 2 in the negative.
Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Moyer, C.J., and Lundberg Stratton, J., dissent.
Cook, J., not participating.