Legal Opinion
Twin City Fire Insurance v. Ben Arnold-Sunbelt Beverage Co. of South Carolina, LP
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided July 26, 2004No. C/A 3:01-4769-17PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION ON MOTIONS FOR FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JOSEPH F. ANDERSON, JR., District Judge.
The pivotal issue presented in this declaratory judgment action is whether an insurance company forfeits its right to control civil litigation when it attempts to defend its insured under a reservation of rights notice. The case comes before the court on cross motions for summary judgment. The plaintiffs, Twin City Fire Insurance Company and Hartford Casualty Insurance Company (hereinafter “the insurers”), 1 seek a declaratory judgment with respect to their obligation to defend and indemnify the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Tank v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1986
- San Diego Navy Federal Credit Union v. Cumis Insurance SocietyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Herbert A. Sullivan, Inc. v. Utica Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Nandorf, Inc. v. CNA Insurance CompaniesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Twin City Fire Insurance Company v. Ben Arnold-Sunbelt Beverage Company Of South Carolina, LpCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Royal Oak Enterprises, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2004
- Network Computing Services Corp. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 2004
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Admiral Insurance Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 2016
- Twin City Fire Insurance v. Ben Arnold-Sunbelt Beverage Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005
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