Legal Opinion

Williams v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided October 11, 1934No. 13923PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. ChiEE Justice BlEase.

The defendant insurance company has appealed from a verdict, and judgment thereon, for both actual and punitive damages rendered against it in favor of Williams, as administrator of the estate of his deceased son, in the Court of Common Pleas for Chester County.

The defendant makes little, if any, complaint of the result as to actual damages, the amount of the policy, and interest thereon.

One of the exceptions, directed to the refusal of the trial Judge to grant a continuance, if sustained, might affect the judgment as to actual…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Welborn v. DixonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
  2. Holland v. Spartanburg Herald-Journal Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
  3. Coleman v. StevensSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
  4. Caldwell v. DuncanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
  5. Derrick v. North Carolina Mut. Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1932

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Brown v. South Carolina InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
  2. Thompson v. Home Security Life InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
  3. Felder v. Great American Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1966
  4. Ray v. Pilgrim Health & Life InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1945
  5. Welch v. Missouri State Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1935

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