Legal Opinion
State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance v. Gibbs
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided May 23, 1994No. 24077PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Toal, Justice:
In this declaratory judgment action, State Auto Property and Casualty Insurance Company (“State Auto”) sued to determine its responsibility for an automobile accident where Unisun Insurance Company (“Unisun”) insured the driver under a nonowner policy and State Auto insured the owner of the vehicle. The circuit court found State Auto liable on its owner’s policy. We affirm.
FACTS
John and Paula Gibbs had been married 18 years and had three children at the time of the accident in October 1990. John Gibbs was driving Paula Gibbs’ 1982 van while intoxicated and without a driver’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Townes Associates, Ltd. v. City of GreenvilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
- Jackson Ex Rel. Estate of Jackson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
- Ferguson v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1970
- Pacific Ins. Co. of NY v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1966
- Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance v. JulianSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. TraverTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- South Carolina Property & Casualty Guaranty Ass'n v. YensenCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2001
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. MoorerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1998
- Pennell v. FosterCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
- STATE AUTO PROPERTY AND CAS. v. GibbsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
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