Pickett v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Charleston, December, 1899. Action on employer’s insurance policy by M. P. Pickett, receiver of the Charleston Basket and Veneer Co. against Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New York.
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Before Gage, J., Charleston, December, 1899. Action on employer’s insurance policy by M. P. Pickett, receiver of the Charleston Basket and Veneer Co. against Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New York. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Prror to refuse to permit defendant to set up recently discovered facts by supplemental answer constituting good defense: Code, 194; 10 S. C., 101; 3 Hill, 195; 2 Speer, 41; 16 S. C., 234; 32 S. C., 117; S3 S. C., 341; 18 S. C., 315; 1 Ency. P. & P., 518; 59 N. Y., 233; 8 How., 56; 3.St. Rep., 699. Limitation that amendment shall not…
1Opinion of the Court
April 20, 1901. The opinion of the Court was delivered by This suit is upon what is known as an employer's liability insurance policy, and the appeal herein is from a judgment against the defendant insurer, for the amount of the policy.
The first question presented is whether Judge Benet erred in his order of February 4, 1899, refusing defendant's motion before trial, for leave to serve an amended and supplemental answer. The proposed answer, among other things, alleged in avoidance of the policy a settlement between the Charleston Basket and Veneer Company, employer, and Charles H. Farley,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fenton v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1899
- Hoven v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
- Coates & Sons v. EarlySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1896
- Copeland v. Western Assurance Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1895
- Beasley v. NewellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1893
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- Stephens v. Pennsylvania Casualty Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1903
- Morehouse v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Schambs v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1919
- Walker v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1930
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