BROWN v. JOHNSON

21397

276 S.C. 68 (1981)

275 S.E.2d 876

Jake BROWN, d/b/a Brown's Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Service and Odell Williams, Petitioners, v. Sadie Pierce JOHNSON, Respondent. Sadie Pierce JOHNSON, Respondent and Third Party Petitioner, v. GRANITE STATE INSURANCE COMPANY and General Adjustment Bureau, a/k/a GAB, Third Party Respondents-Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

March 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grimball, Cabaniss, Vaughan & Guerard, Charleston, for appellants.

Charles E. Houston, Jr., Walterboro, for respondent.


March 2, 1981.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice:

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial judge erred in awarding attorney fees to counsel for Sadie Pierce Johnson, an insured person, under the provisions of § 38-9-320, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976). That section provides, in relevant part, as follows:

"(1) In the event of a claim, loss or damage which is covered by a policy of insurance or...

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