Inman Ex Rel. Henderson v. South Carolina Insurance

Goolsby, Judge:

The issue before us in this declaratory judgment action is whether the late Janie Henderson was á “relative” of the insured within the meaning of former Section 56-9-810(2) of the South Carolina Code of Laws (1976). 1 The trial court found she was not the insured’s “relative” within the meaning of the statute and granted summary judgment to the defendants South Carolina Insurance Company and Seibels Bruce Insurance Company. Nancy Inman, as Administratrix of Henderson’s estate, appeals. We affirm.

On August 27, 1987, an uninsured motorist struck and killed Henderson while she was…