Legal Opinion · Dissent
Harleysville Group Insurance v. Heritage Communities, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 26, 2017No. Appellate Case No. 2013-001281, Appellate Case No. 2013-001291; Opinion No. 27698Published
1Dissent
ACTING JUSTICE PLEICONES:
I respectfully dissent and would reverse and remand to the special referee with instructions.
In my view, the critical dates necessary to the determination of the merits here are these:
May 2003: Magnolia North POA sues Heritage
December 2003: Riverwalk POA sues Heritage
December 2003-January 2004: Harleysville informs Heritage it will defend under a reservation of rights
November 10, 2005: L-J, Inc. v. Bituminous Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 366 S.C. 117, 621 S.E.2d 33 (2005) becomes final. Holds that faulty workmanship that damages only the work itself is not an “occurrence”…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stoneridge Development Co. v. Essex InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
- LJ, Inc. v. Bituminous Fire and Marine Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
- Auto Owners Ins. Co., Inc. v. NewmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
- Sims v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
- Transamerica Insurance Company v. International Broadcasting CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996