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CONNOLLY v. PEOPLE'S LIFE INS. CO.

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294 S.C. 355 (1988)

364 S.E.2d 475

John M. CONNOLLY, Respondent v. PEOPLE'S LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided January 4, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford F. Gaddy, Jr., of Foster, Gaddy & Foster, Greenville, John Gregg McMaster and Henry Dargan McMaster, of Tompkins, McMaster & Thomas, Columbia, for appellant.

Joseph G. Wright, III, and Ernest C. Trammell, of Wright and Trammell, Anderson, for respondent.

Heard Dec. 9, 1987.

Decided Jan. 4, 1988.

GOOLSBY, Judge:

This appeal involves an action based on the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act. The jury found that the appellant People's Life Insurance Company of South Carolina willfully violated the act and awarded the respondent John M. Connolly $75,000 in actual damages. The trial judge trebled the damages and awarded Connolly attorney fees and costs pursuant to the act. The dispositive issue is...

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