Legal Opinion
Diamond State Insurance v. Homestead Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 3, 1995No. 24223PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Toal, Justice:
Diamond State appeals the circuit Judge’s finding that its commercial liability policy with Homestead provides $500,000 aggregate coverage for bodily injury resulting from products hazards and a separate $500,000 aggregate coverage for bodily injury resulting from completed operations hazard. We reverse.
FACTS
Timothy Via was electrocuted at the Long Mile Rubber Company in Spartanburg, South Carolina while using a steam jenny, a high pressure cleaning machine Homestead manufactured. His widow filed a wrongful death and survival action against Homestead. This suit was settled by…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sloan Construction Co. v. Central National InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1977
- Torrington Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1975
- Insurance Corp. of America v. Dillon, Hardamon & CohenDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1988
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Olive's Sporting Goods, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
- Fritz-Pontiac-Cadillac-Buick v. GoforthSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
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3Cited by57 opinions
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