Corr v. Shultz

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 8, 2002

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 2002-05-08

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently March 2012

4 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“if the amount actually available for payment to the insured from the tort-feasor's bodily injury liability policies is less than the policy limits of the insured's underinsured motorist coveragel[,]”

quoted by 1 later decision, including Grange Insurance Co. v. Graham

Relies on Corr v. American Family Insurance · Corr v. Schultz

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Decided 2002-05-08

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¶1 ON PETITION FOR TRANSFER

BOEHM, Justice.

¶2 . . vor of defendant Glenn Shultz. The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in f2-Corr v. Schultz, 743 N.E.2d 1194 (Ind.Ct.App.2001). This Court granted transfer.

¶3 In a companion case today, Corr v. Am. Family Ins., 767 N.E.2d 535 (Ind.2002), we hold that a vehicle is an "underinsured motor vehicle" pursuant to Indiana Code section 27-7-5-4(b) if the amount actually available for payment to the insured from the tortfeasor's bodily injury liability policies is less than the policy limits of the insured's underinsured motorist coverage. For the reasons given in that opinion, we agree with the Court of Appeals in this case and reverse the trial court and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion and the opinion in Corr v. Am. Family Ins.

SHEPARD, C.J., and DICKSON, SULLIVAN, and RUCKER, JJ., concur.