Legal Opinion
Koren v. National Home Life Assurance Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 25, 1982No. 21651PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Littlejohn, Justice:
Joanne R. Koren (claimant) appeals from an order of summary judgment denying her claim for insurance benefits against defendant National Home Life Assurance Company (Insurance Company).
Following the death of her husband in July, 1978, claimant (executrix of deceased husband’s estate) filed a complaint for $15,000 accidental death benefits. Insurance Company answered alleging that deceased’s insurance policy did not include coverage for death caused by accident. Claimant argues that Insurance Company should be estopped from denying coverage based upon its prior…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pitts v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1966
- Crescent Co. of Spartanburg, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
- Ellis v. Metropolitan Casualty Ins. Co. of N.Y.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1938
- South Carolina Public Service Authority v. Ocean Forest, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
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- William H. Adcock, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert Adcock v. Allstate Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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