Lester v. Guardian Life Ins. Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Chief Justice Bonham.

We adopt the “Statement” set out in the record and agreed to by the respondent and the appellant:

“This action was instituted in the County Court for Richland County, South Carolina, by the service of a summons on May 18, 1938, and seeks the recovery of $3,000.00 damages, actual and punitive, for the alleged wrongful and fraudulent cancellation of a policy of insurance in the face amount of $25,000.00 issued by the defendant to the plaintiff.

“The defendant denied the material allegations of the complaint and alleged that the…