STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INS. CO. v. HORRY

23371

304 S.C. 165 (1991)

403 S.E.2d 318

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant v. Phyllis HORRY and Vanessa Richardson, as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Gloria Richardson Gray, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 1, 1991.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry E. Grimball and Francis E. Grimball, both of Grimball & Cabaniss, Charleston, for appellant.

Richard C. Bell, of Bell and McNeill, Mount Pleasant, and Desa A. Ballard, of Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, Barnwell, for respondents.


Heard Jan. 22, 1991.

Decided April 1, 1991.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 1991.

TOAL, Justice:

This case involves whether the respondents are entitled to underinsured motorist (UIM) insurance benefits under the statutory law in effect at the time of the automobile accident here in question. We are constrained to hold that the now-repealed statutory law which controls the respondents' rights to UIM coverage precludes their recovery. We accordingly...

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