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CRITERION INS. CO. v. HOFFMANN

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258 S.C. 282 (1972)

188 S.E.2d 459

CRITERION INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent, v. Donald L. HOFFMANN and John Doe, Defendants, of whom Donald L. Hoffmann is Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

May 1, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. William Y. Rast, Jr., of Lexington, and Lee and Ball, P.A., of Columbia, for Appellant.

George E. LaFaye, III, Esq., of Lumpkin & LaFaye, Columbia, for the Respondents.

May 1, 1972.

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...

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