Legal Opinion
Leggett v. Smith
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided November 10, 2009No. 4630PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtHuff, J.
In this appeal from a declaratory judgment action, New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company (New York Central) appeals the trial court’s ruling that South Carolina had personal jurisdiction over New York Central and New York Central provided coverage for the accident at issue. We affirm.
FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On April 23, 2004, Bryan Smith was involved in an accident in which he failed to yield the right-of-way to a motorcycle driven by Brandon Leggett. 1 Smith was driving a 1996 Ford Escort, which he had recently titled in his name. Until that time, the Escort had been owned by his…
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