American Mutual Fire Insurance v. Reliance Insurance

Littlejohn, Justice:

This declaratory judgment action was brought pursuant to § 10-2001, et seq., Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1962), by American Mutual Fire Insurance Company (American), for the purpose of having the court determine whether its policy of automobile liability insurance extended coverage to Michael E. Lupo, who was operating the insured Mustang vehicle at the time of a collision on September 11, 1971. The defendants are two persons injured in the collision, the administrator of the estate of one person killed in the collision, and two other insurance companies concerned…