Legal Opinion
Ocean Winds Council of Co-Owners, Inc. v. Auto-Owners Insurance
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided December 16, 2002No. CIV.A.2:98-2970-18PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NORTON, District Judge.
I. Background
This is a first-party insurance action brought by the insured, Ocean Winds Council of Co-Owners, Inc. (“Ocean Winds”), against its insurer, Auto-Owners Insurance Co. (“Auto Owners”). The following facts are undisputed. Ocean Winds is the owner of a condominium complex that was insured from July 1993 to July 2001 under a policy issued by Auto-Owners. Ocean Winds filed a claim with Auto Owners on October 27, 1997, requesting payment for water and termite damage to the buildings under the following “collapse” provision in the insurance contract:
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