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HUTCHINSON v. J.C. PENNEY CAS. INS. CO.

No. 84-534.

17 Ohio St. 3d 195 (1985)

HUTCHINSON, APPELLANT AND CROSS-APPELLEE, v. J. C. PENNEY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE AND CROSS-APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 5, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isaac, Brant, Ledman & Becker, Charles E. Brant and J. Stephen Teetor, for appellant and cross-appellee.

Denmead, Gerrity & Tsitouris and Chris C. Tsitouris, for appellee and cross-appellant.

SWEENEY, J.

The instant cause presents a question of first impression before this court in which we must decide whether punitive damages and reasonable attorney fees are recoverable by the plaintiff under the uninsured motorist provisions of her father's insurance policies. The uninsured motorist provisions each provide as follows:

"We will pay damages which a covered person is legally entitled to recover from...

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