Legal Opinion

Vernon v. Harleysville Mutual Casualty Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided April 14, 1964No. 18197PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Moss, Justice.

This action is one under the “Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act”, Section 10-2001 et seq., 1962 Code of Laws. It is brought by Charles Vernon, a respondent herein, against Harleysville Mutual Casualty Company, a respondent herein, and American Security Insurance Company, appellant herein, seeking a declaratory judgment to determine which of the two insurance companies, or if both, are primarily responsible for a judgment obtained by him against an uninsured motorist.

Charles Vernon, a used car dealer, was the owner of a 1960 Plymouth automobile. On July 11, 1962, one Thomas D.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Laird v. Nationwide InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1964
  2. Lucas v. GarrettSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1947
  3. Rhame v. National Grange Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1961

3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Sellers v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1966
  2. Pickering v. American Employers InsuranceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
  3. Blakeslee v. Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
  5. Meridian Mutual Insurance Company v. SiddonsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970

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