Great American Insurance v. C. G. Tate Construction Co.

CARLTON, Justice.

I

Appellant, Great American Insurance Company (Great American), brought this declaratory judgment action to determine its obligations under a liability insurance contract with the defendant-appellee. This dispute arose out of an automobile accident the facts of which are bitterly disputed. This much is certain: On 6 April 1976 defendant C. G. Tate Construction Company (Tate) was engaged in a highway project on U.S. Highway 221 north of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Tate’s job was to widen the existing two-lane road to four lanes. The job required the use of numerous pieces of…