Criterion Insurance v. Hoffmann

Littlejohn, Justice:

The defendant, Donald L. Hoffmann, obtained a default judgment for $10,000 actual damages plus $5000 punitive damages against “John Doe”, an unknown motorist in an action commenced in the Richland County Court pursuant to our uninsured motorist law, § 46-750.31 et seq., S. C. Code Ann. (1962). Actual damages were for property loss and personal injuries. Plaintiff Criterion Insurance Company, (Hoffmann’s own automobile liability insurance carrier) subsequently commenced this declaratory judgment action in the Court of Common Pleas of Richland County (Section 10-2001 et…