Legal Opinion
Simons v. American Fire Underwriters of the American Indemnity Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 16, 1943No. 15586PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Associate Justice Baker
delivered the unanimous Opinion of the Court:
This action arose out of a collision policy of insurance issued at the time and under the circumstances hereinafter set forth by the appellant to the respondent, Holmes Simons, Jr. Commercial Credit Corporation is a party to the action because the policy of insurance was assigned to it by reason of its chattel mortgage covering the insured automobile, and was delivered to it.
On the evening of March 6, 1941, between the hours of six and seven o’clock, the respondent, Holmes Simons, Jr, called on the telephone one John V.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Davis v. Home Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
- Fulmer v. London, Liverpool Globe F. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1934
3Cited by5 opinions
- McKee v. Continental Ins. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1950
- Carroll v. Preferred Risk InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
- Pruitt v. Great American Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
- Hurst v. Donegal & Conoy Mut. Fire Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1953
- Carroll v. Preferred Risk InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1966