King v. American General Finance, Inc.

In this case, Lois King and Deloris Sims, on behalf of themselves and those similarly situated, brought an action against American General Finance alleging the ban company violated the attorney preference statute by failing to timely ascertain the borrower’s preference for legal counsel. S.C.Code Ann. § 37-10-102 (1989 & Supp. 1995). The class was certified, and subsequently decertified by a different trial court. The individual actions brought by King and Sims continued. American General was granted summary judgment as to King’s action, and Sims’s claim resulted in a defense jury verdict. We…