Ohayon v. Safeco Insurance

Baird, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellants, Jonathan Ohayon and his parents, Jacob and Brenda Ohayon (“the Ohayons”), appeal from a judgment of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas that granted summary judgment to appellee, Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois (“Safeco”), on the Ohayons’ claims for underinsured motorist (“UIM”) coverage. We affirm.

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{¶ 2} On August 6, 1996, while walking on a sidewalk at a mall in Sharon, Pennsylvania, Jonathan was struck and injured by a vehicle driven by the tortfeasor. Jonathan settled his claim against the tortfeasor for the tortfeasor’s insurance policy’s bodily…