PETERSON v. WEST AMERICAN INS. CO.

No. 3003.

336 S.C. 89 (1999)

518 S.E.2d 608

Lela PETERSON (Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Steve Tarver, Deceased), as Assignee of Margaret Webb Walker, Appellant, v. WEST AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn V. Ohanesian, of Ohanesian & Ohanesian; and O. Fayrell Furr, Jr., of Furr & Henshaw, both of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant.

James D. Brice and Jennifer E. Johnsen, both of Gibbes, Gallivan, White & Boyd, of Greenville, for Respondent.


ANDERSON, Judge:

This is an insurance case involving the question whether automobile coverage was effectively cancelled by the policy-holder in the absence of notice to the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation (the Highway Department). Lela Peterson's son, Steve Tarver, was killed while riding in a car driven by E. Michael Galloway. The car belonged to Margaret Webb Walker. Peterson sought actual...

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