Legal Opinion
Auto Owners Insurance v. Rollison
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 30, 2008No. 26512PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beatty
In this declaratory judgment action, Lance Rollison, who was injured as a passenger in a vehicle insured by Auto Owners Insurance Company (Auto Owners), appeals the circuit court’s order finding he was not entitled to uninsured motorist coverage because he was not a “guest” in the insured vehicle. This Court granted the Court of Appeals’ motion for the appeal to be certified directly to this Court. We reverse the decision of the circuit court.
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On the night of January 6, 2001, fifteen-year-old David Reed was involved in a single-vehicle accident while driving a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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