Legal Opinion
Charleston Dry Cleaners & Laundry, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided September 15, 2003No. 25715PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice WALLER:
We accepted the following questions on certification from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina:(1) Can an independent insurance adjuster or an insurance adjusting company be held individually liable to the insured for the negligent or reckless adjustment of a first party insurance claim, where the adjuster is acting as an agent of the adjusting company and both the adjuster and the adjusting company are agents of the disclosed insurance carrier?(2) If the answer to the first Certified Question is in the affirmative, what are the elements of such a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Nichols v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1983
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- Bass v. California Life Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- ML-Lee Acquisition Fund, L.P. v. DeloitteSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
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