Legal Opinion
Mathis v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided May 17, 1993No. 2017PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gardner, Judge:
W.L. Mathis (Mathis) brought this action, as Personal Representative of the estate of Jonathan David Mathis, deceased, in equity seeking reformation of two insurance contracts issued by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) to include underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage. The trial judge denied Mathis’s request for reformation finding that no coverage existed. Mathis appeals. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
Mathis is the paternal grandfather of Jonathan David Mathis. Jonathan was the son of David and Sherron Mathis (the Mathises) and was killed as a result of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Wannamaker Ex Rel. Estate of WannamakerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
- Browning Ex Rel. Estate of Browning v. HartvigsenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
- Hanover Insurance v. Horace Mann InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
- Dewart v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1988
- Green v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1977
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Russo v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
- Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance v. SimpsonDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2016
- USAA Casualty v. RaffertySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2023