Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Garrett
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 21, 1947No. 15906PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Associate Justice Oxner
delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court.
The real controversy on this appeal is between St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company and American Fire & Casualty Company, and the question to be determined is whether the loss hereinafter mentioned should be borne by American alone or pro-rated between the two insurers.
Lucas & Roberson are cotton merchants of Greenville, South Carolina. David H. Garrett is a common carrier by-truck of cotton and other commodities. On April 4, 1944, Lucas &• Roberson delivered forty bales of cotton to Garrett for transportation from…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Luckenbach v. W. J. McCahan Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Home Insurance v. Baltimore Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Worden-Allen Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1941
- Globe Rutgers Fire Ins. Co. v. FoilSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1938
- Lucas v. GarrettSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1946
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3Cited by27 opinions
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