Legal Opinion
Orangeburg Sausage Co. v. Cincinnati Insurance
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided September 6, 1994No. 2220PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Howell, Chief Justice:
Orangeburg Sausage Company (OSCO) sued Cincinnati Insurance Company (Cincinnati) for breach of contract, negligence, 1 and bad-faith failure to pay insurance benefits following a claim for damages to OSCO’s business resulting from Hurricane Hugo. OSCO also sued the insurance agent, R.L. Bryant & Son, Inc. (Bryant), for negligence in connection with the policy and claim. A jury awarded OSCO $800,000 actual damages on the negligence claim against both defendants, $254,029.73 against Cincinnati on the breach of contract claim, and $250,000 against Cincinnati on the…
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