Legal Opinion
Varnadore v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 16, 1986No. 22579PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chandler, Justice:
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nationwide) appeals from a jury verdict rendered Marion E. Varnadore, Jr., (Varnadore) for actual and punitive damages.
We affirm.
FACTS
Varnadore owned a 1979 Jeep Cherokee (Jeep), insured by Nationwide, which was destroyed by fire on April 6, 1984.
Nationwide paid the Jeep’s lienholder, Springmaid Federal Credit Union, but refused to pay Varnadore for his equity interest, claiming the Jeep had been destroyed by arson.
Varnadore denied any wrongdoing. He testified that his Jeep gave out of gas while en route to having a tune-up of the engine…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Christian v. American Home Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- Nichols v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1983
- Young v. WarrSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1969
- Jacobs v. AMER. MUTUAL FIRE INS. CO. OF CHARLESTONSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
- Trimper v. Nationwide InsuranceDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1982
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Cock-N-Bull Steak House, Inc. v. Generali InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- Howard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
- Peiffer v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1997
- Ravan v. Greenville CountyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1993
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