BURCHFIELD v. MID-AMERICAN FIRE CAS. CO., 38 Ohio St.3d 126 (1988)

526 N.E.2d 1097

BURCHFIELD, EXRX., APPELLANT, v. MID-AMERICAN FIRE CASUALTY CO., APPELLEE.

No. 87-462Supreme Court of Ohio.Submitted July 5, 1988 —
Decided August 3, 1988.

Insurance — Underinsured motorist coverage — Wrongful death — Separate claims allowed, when.

CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Williams County, No. WMS-86-4.

Gretick, Bish, Lowe Roth and Craig L. Roth, for appellant.

Gallagher, Milliken Stelzer and John C. Milliken, for appellee.

The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed as to Propositions of Law Nos. I and II on authority of Wood v Shepard (1988), 38 Ohio St.3d 86, 526 N.E.2d 1089, and the cause is remanded to the trial court for proceedings not inconsistent with Wood.

MOYER, C.J., SWEENEY, LOCHER, HOLMES, DOUGLAS, WRIGHT and H. BROWN, JJ., concur.

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