Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Walls
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
LOCKEMY, C.J.:
**351Following a police chase that ended in a deadly single-car accident, Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company brought a declaratory judgment action against Sharmin Walls, **352Randi Harper, and the estate of Christopher Timms (collectively, Respondents) to determine the amount due under an automobile liability policy. The trial court found Nationwide must provide the policy's maximum coverage of $300,000, despite policy exclusions that reduced coverage to the statutory minimum limit of $50,000 per occurrence when an accident occurred while committing a felony or fleeing law…
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