Legal Opinion
Progressive Max Insurance v. Floating Caps, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 7, 2013No. Appellate Case No. 2011-196906; No. 27293PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beatty
Progressive Max Insurance Co. (Progressive), an automobile insurer, brought this contribution action against Floating Caps, Inc., d/b/a Silver Dollar Cafe (Silver Dollar), a Charleston bar, pursuant to South Carolina’s Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act (UCATA) after Progressive settled a tort action involving a Silver Dollar patron. The circuit court found the contribution claim was not preserved and granted summary judgment to the Silver Dollar. This Court certified the case for review in accordance with Rule 204(b), SCACR. We affirm.
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Robert M. Witherspoon, IV (Witherspoon)…
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