Spigener v. Provident Life, Etc., Ins. Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Acting Associate Justice J. W. Thurmond.

This action was instituted in the County. Court for Rich-land County, and is for libel, and arose from the following facts:

The plaintiff was a general agent for the defendant, at Columbia, S. C., and as such wrote a policy of insurance for S. J. Zimmerman against accident. On the delivery of the policy, the plaintiff collected the annual premium, but did not remit same to the defendant for about 70 days.

The policy in question was written on the 26th day of May, 1926, and delivered on the 3d day of June…