Legal Opinion

Trakas v. Globe Rutgers Fire Ins. Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided August 29, 1927No. 12262PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Beease.

From a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $1,000, in an action on a policy of fire insurance, obtained in the Court of Common Pleas of Cherokee County, with Hon. S. T. Lanham, Special Judge, presiding, the defendant has appealed.

The policy provided $1,000 of insurance on a stock of merchandise, and $1,500 on fixtures and furniture, contained in the same storeroom, all of which, along with the building, were totally destroyed by fire.

The defendant asked for a directed verdict in its favor on the whole case. The trial Judge…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Peck v. New London County Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1852
  2. Stokes v. Liverpool & London & Globe Ins.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1925
  3. Spradley v. Georgia H. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1919

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. South Carolina Insurance v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1990
  2. Johnson v. South State InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
  3. Inabinet v. Royal Exchange Assurance of LondonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
  4. Evans v. Century Insurance CompanySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1942
  5. Bobby Earl Kerr and Mildred Kellett Kerr v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., Bobby Earl Kerr and Mildred Kellett Kerr v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984

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