Johnson v. American Family Insurance

Skow, Judge.

{¶ 1} This accelerated appeal comes to us from a summary judgment issued by the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas in a case involving a claim for underinsured motorist (“UIM”) coverage for the death of appellant’s sister. Because we conclude that appellee was entitled to summary judgment, we affirm.

{¶ 2} Appellant, Diane Malhas, brought a declaratory judgment action against appellee, American Family Insurance (“AFI”) to determine whether she had coverage under her UIM policy for claims deriving from the death of her sister, Denise Salmanpoor. The death resulted from a motor…