Tyner v. Cherokee Insurance

Lewis, Justice:

Plaintiff was issued two policies of fire insurance on a building owned by him in Charleston, South Carolina — one issued by defendant Old Charleston Company, Ltd., (Old Charleston) for the period from June 3, 1970 to June 3, 1973, with coverage of $37,000.00 on the building and $10,000.00 on the contents; and the other, subsequently, by defendant Cherokee Insurance Company (Cherokee) for a period from June 3, 1972 to June 3, 1975, with coverage on the building of $60,000.00 and $10,000.00 on the contents. Each policy contained a valuable papers coverage of $500.00. The insured…