
    Howard et al., Appellants, v. Dodson et al., Appellants; Midwestern Indemnity Company, Appellee.
    [Cite as Howard v. Dodson (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 17.]
    (No. 96-160
    — Submitted May 21, 1996
    — Decided July 3, 1996.)
    
      Tsitouris & Gerrity and Timothy D. Gerrity, for appellants Barbara L. Howard, Daniel Howard, Nancy E. Ives and Ronald Ives.
    
      Lane, Alton & Horst and William Scott Lavelle, for appellants Garry W. Dodson and HBL Automotive, Inc., d.b.a. Lindsay Acura.
    
      Isaac, Brant, Ledman & Teetor, Donald L. Anspaugh and Joanne S. Peters, for appellee.
   The discretionary appeal is allowed. The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of Girgis v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (1996), 75 Ohio St.3d 302, 662 N.E.2d 280, and the cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.

Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Stratton, JJ., concur.  