Legal Opinion
Brown v. Allstate Insurance
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided November 1, 1999No. 3065PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Judge:
Tommy E. Brown, Sr., brought this action for (1) breach of contract and (2) bad faith refusal to pay benefits against his automobile insurance carrier, Allstate Insurance Company, after Allstate refused to pay for the fire loss of Brown’s 1984 Corvette. After a bench trial, the court found Allstate had breached the insurance contract and awarded Brown $25,000 in damages. The court ruled Allstate did not act in bad faith in refusing to pay benefits. Brown does not appeal from the ruling in reference to the bad faith theory. AJlstate appeals alleging the trial court erred in…
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2Cases cited26 opinions
- Townes Associates, Ltd. v. City of GreenvilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
- American Home Assurance Company v. Sunshine Supermarket, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Fortson v. Cotton States Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Gamble v. International Paper Realty Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- Westwood Chemical, Inc. v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Kuznik v. Bees Ferry AssociatesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2000
- Brown v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001