SNYDER v. AM. FAMILY INS. CO.

No. 2006-0223.

114 Ohio St.3d 239 (2007)

2007-Ohio-4004

SNYDER, APPELLANT, v. AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 22, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lamkin, Van Eman, Trimble, Beals, & Dougherty, L.L.C., Timothy L. Van Eman, and Keri N. Yaeger, for appellant.

Frost, Maddox & Norman Co., L.P.A., and Mark S. Maddox, for appellee.

Weston Hurd, L.L.P., Carol K. Metz, and John G. Farnan, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.

Paul W. Flowers Co., L.P.A., and Paul W. Flowers, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.


CUPP, J.

{¶ 1} This case presents two issues for resolution. The first issue is whether the 2001 amendment to Ohio's uninsured- and underinsured-motorist coverage law, R.C. 3937.18, contained in Am.Sub.S.B. No. 97, 149 Ohio Laws, Part I, 779, 779-786, effective Oct. 31, 2001 ("S.B. 97"), permits a motor vehicle insurance policy to exclude claims for uninsured-motorists benefits when the tortfeasor is statutorily immune from liability...

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