Doe v. S.C. State Budget & Control Board

HEARN, Judge:

In this declaratory judgment action, Jane Doe and Mary Roe appeal the special circuit court judge’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Insurance Reserve Fund. Appellants argue the Fund has a duty to defend and indemnify the defendants named in their complaint.1 We affirm.

*217 FACTS

Appellants commenced a federal lawsuit and this declaratory judgment action after Officer Gary Roberson sexually assaulted each of them on separate occasions. In their district court action, they asserted numerous claims, including federal constitutional and state tort claims.

According to Appellants’…