FOSTER v. UNITED INS. CO. OF AMERICA

18737

250 S.C. 423 (1967)

158 S.E.2d 201

Rebecca FOSTER, Respondent, v. UNITED INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

December 11, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Levi & Wittenberg of Sumter, for Appellant.

Messrs. Richards, Caskey & Richards, of Lancaster, for Respondent.


December 11, 1967.

BUSSEY, Justice.

This is an action on a life insurance policy in the amount of $500.00, in which plaintiff-respondent, as named beneficiary, sought to recover both actual and punitive damages, and elected on the trial of the cause to proceed on the theory of a breach of the contract accompanied by a fraudulent act or acts. At the conclusion of plaintiff's evidence, the defendant-appellant moved for an involuntary nonsuit on several grounds...

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