Legal Opinion
Purvis Ex Rel. Estate of Purvis v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided February 4, 1991No. 1601PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an action seeking reformation of an automobile insurance policy. Jesse A. and Bettye S. Purvis, individually and as personal representatives of the estate of their daughter, Cynthia Louise Purvis, sued State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company after Cynthia was killed when the car in which she was a passenger left the road and collided with a tree. The driver’s insurer paid the Purvises $25,000.00, the policy limit. Before negotiating the draft and releasing the driver, they filed a claim under their own State Farm policy for underinsured motorist benefits. State Farm denied the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gambrell v. Travelers Ins. CompaniesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1983
- Garris v. Cincinnati InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1984
- Citizens & Southern Systems, Inc. v. South Carolina Tax CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1984
- Brown v. MartinSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1943
- Charleston Television, Inc. v. South Carolina Budget & Control BoardSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Trustees of Grace Reformed Episcopal Church v. Charleston InsuranceDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1994
- Holt v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1994
- Shealy v. South Carolina Department of Social ServicesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
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