James T. Corr v. Glenn Shultz & Glenn Shultz Agency

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT

Michael J. Anderson
Bernard E. Edwards, Jr.
South Bend, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES

Sean E. Kenyon
Robert J. Konopa
South Bend, Indiana    
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIANA __________________________________________________________________

JAMES T. CORR,                )
                        )
Appellant (Plaintiff Below),    )    Indiana Supreme Court
                        )    Cause No. 71S03-0107-CV-333
        v.                )    
                        )    Indiana Court of Appeals
GLENN SHULTZ and            )    Cause No. 71A03-0006-CV-217
GLENN SHULTZ AGENCY, INC.,    )    
                        )
    Appellees (Defendants Below).    )
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APPEAL FROM THE ST. JOSEPH SUPERIOR COURT
The Honorable William C. Whitman, Judge
Cause No. 71D09-9906-CT-171
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ON PETITION FOR TRANSFER
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May 8, 2002

BOEHM, Justice.
    The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Glenn Shultz. Corr v. Shultz, 743 N.E.2d 1194 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001). This Court granted transfer.
In a companion case today, Corr v. Am. Family Ins., __ N.E.2d __ (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.