Legal Opinion

Norwood v. Allstate Insurance

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided June 30, 1997No. 2690PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOOLSBY, Judge:

Pamela L. Norwood brought this declaratory judgment action against Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate), her automobile insurance carrier, seeking a declaration that underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage was part of her insurance policy. The trial court granted Allstate’s motion for summary judgment. Norwood appeals. The main issue on appeal concerns whether Allstate made a valid offer of UIM cover age. We hold Allstate made a valid offer and therefore affirm. 1

BACKGROUND

On August 17, 1994, Norwood was a passenger in her vehicle driven by her husband. The vehicle ran off the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Wannamaker Ex Rel. Estate of WannamakerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
  2. Butler v. Unisun InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
  3. Garris v. Cincinnati InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1984
  4. Dewart v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1988
  5. Osborne v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1995

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Wilkes v. FreemanCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
  2. Allstate Insurance v. Estate of HancockCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2001
  3. Bower v. National General InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2000
  4. Bower v. National General InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
  5. Moody v. Dairyland InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003

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