Legal Opinion

Jackson Ex Rel. Estate of Jackson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided April 7, 1986No. 22524PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ness, Chief Justice:

Appellant Jackson brought this declaratory judgment action to determine whether non-owned vehicle coverage in four separate automobile insurance policies could be stacked. The trial judge held stacking was prohibited by the policy language. We affirm.

Dewey Price had four automobile liability, insurance policies with respondent State Farm, each covering a separate vehicle. Each policy provided liability coverage when a named insured was driving a vehicle owned by another, provided the insured was driving with the consent of the owner. Price’s son Charles, while driving…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Torrington Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1975
  2. Gambrell v. Travelers Ins. CompaniesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1983
  3. Lopez Ex Rel. Estate of Lopez v. Foundation Reserve InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Busby v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
  5. Kraft v. Hartford Insurance CompaniesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1983

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Giles v. WhitakerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
  2. South Carolina Property & Casualty Guaranty Ass'n v. YensenCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2001
  3. Fireman's Ins. Co. v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INS. CO.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
  4. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. MoorerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1998
  5. Kay v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2002

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