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SWINTON v. CHUBB & SON, INC.

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283 S.C. 11 (1984)

320 S.E.2d 495

Nathan SWINTON, Florence Swinton, Madgaline Swinton and Frank Swinton, Appellants, v. CHUBB & SON, INC., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided September 13, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Bruce Strauch and William L. Runyon, Jr., Charleston, for appellants.

Brockinton, Brockinton & Smith, Charleston, for respondent.

Heard Aug. 3, 1984.

Decided Sept. 13, 1984.

SHAW, Judge:

This issue in this appeal is whether Section 38-37-1110 of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws creates a private cause of action for an insurer's bad faith actions against third party claimants under automobile liability insurance policies. The trial judge sustained a demurrer on the ground the complaint failed to state a cause of action. We affirm.

Because Judge Waller's order eruditely...

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