FORNER v. BUTLER

No. 2382.

460 S.E.2d 425 (1995)

Clifford FORNER, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Alma Jean Forner, Respondent, v. Sharon BUTLER, Respondent, and Allstate Insurance Company, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided July 24, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Atkins, of Clawson & Staubes, Charleston, for appellant.

James E. Lady, of Haynsworth, Marion, McKay & Guerard; and Michael R. Owens, of Uricchio Law Firm, Charleston, for respondents.


SHAW, Judge:

Allstate Insurance Company appeals a circuit court order finding the term "relative" as used in an exclusion in an Allstate homeowner's policy did not include "in-laws" and granting summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Clifford Forner. We affirm.

The parties stipulated the essential facts. On December 24, 1991, Alma Jean Forner (the Decedent) was killed in a fire at 1157 East Montague Avenue in North Charleston. It is undisputed that an...

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