HEGLER v. GULF INSURANCE CO.

20659

270 S.C. 548 (1978)

243 S.E.2d 443

James Mack HEGLER, d/b/a Hegler's Motor Mart, Appellant, v. GULF INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

April 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Folks and Thomas W. Thomas, of Thomas, Rushing, Goldsmith & Folks, Lancaster, for appellant.

Alva M. Lumpkin of Lumpkin & Bowman, Columbia, for respondent.


April 11, 1978.

LEWIS, Chief Justice:

The question at issue in this appeal is whether an insured is entitled to recover attorney's fees incurred by him in the successful defense of a declaratory judgment action brought by the insurer in an effort to relieve itself of coverage under an automobile liability insurance policy.

Appellant, Hegler, was insured under a general automobile liability insurance policy issued to him by respondent, Gulf Insurance...

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