Merit Insurance Company v. Koza

This action is one under the “Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act,” Section 15-53-10 et seq., S. C. Code of Laws (1976). It is broug-ht by respondent, Merit Insurance Company (Merit), asking to be declared not liable for payment of default judgments obtained by appellants, Martha Elizabeth Tribble and Alice G. Tribble, against Lawrence Koza, one of Merit’s automobile liability insurance policy holders. The Tribbles have appealed the trial court’s decision to grant Merit’s motion for a directed verdict of no liability. We affirm.

This action initially arose from an automobile accident which…