Legal Opinion

Yarborough v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided April 15, 1954No. 16862PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Oxner,' Justice.

In each of the three causes of action stated in the complaint, it is alleged that the defendant fraudulently breached a contract of insurance made with plaintiff. After entering a general denial, the Company alleged that the three policies referred to in the complaint were cancelled by the plaintiff and that it had returned to him all unearned premiums. On the trial of the case, a nonsuit was granted as to the first cause of action, but.refused as to the other two. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $7.50 actual damages and $1,000.00 punitive damages. On…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ray v. Pilgrim Health & Life InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1945
  2. Rogers v. Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
  3. Alexander v. Durham Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
  4. Banahan v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1949

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Mitchell, Jr. v. Fortis Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
  2. Felder v. Great American Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1966
  3. Patterson v. Capital Life & Health InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1955
  4. Corley v. Coastal States Life InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1964
  5. Department of Conservation v. Co-De Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965

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