Holt v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co.

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 79 Ohio St.3d 401.] HOLT, EXECUTOR, APPELLEE, v. GRANGE MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, APPELLANT. [Cite as Holt v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co.,

1997-Ohio-375.] Torts—Wrongful death—Automobile liability insurance—Claimant who is a statutory beneficiary of an insured decedent can recover under the uninsured/underinsured provisions of the decedent’s insurance policy even if the wrongful death claimant is not a named insured under the policy. 1. When a personal representative of a decedent brings a wrongful death action seeking to recover damages on…