Legal Opinion
Horry County v. Insurance Reserve Fund
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided February 20, 2001No. 3301PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURETON, Judge.
In this declaratory judgment action, the special referee found the Insurance Reserve Fund (the Fund) was contractually obligated, under the terms of a Tort Liability Insurance Policy, to indemnify Horry County for damage caused to neighboring property by a county-operated coquina mine. 1 The Fund appeals. We affirm.
FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
From 1984 until 1991, Horry County operated a coquina mine near Loris, South Carolina. In the course of operating the mine, the County continually pumped water from the mine pits. Otis Johnson, the owner of neighboring property, no ticed…
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