UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INS. CO. v. SHUFF

No. 80-1506.

67 Ohio St. 2d 172 (1981)

UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO., APPELLANT, v. SHUFF ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas M. Green, for appellant.

Mr. William H. Thornburgh, for appellees.


LOCHER, J.

This appeal presents one issue: whether appellees may submit to arbitration their claim against an uninsured motorist after a trial on the merits and after a jury returned a verdict against appellees. We hold that appellees may not submit this issue to arbitration.

Insurance policies are subject to the same rules of construction and "should be enforced in accordance with their terms as are other written contracts." Rhoades v. Equitable...

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