Snyder v. American Family Insurance

{¶ 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. If the answer to this first question is “yes,” then the second issue we must address is whether an insurance policy that restricts coverage to amounts that the insured…