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ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. ESTATE OF HANCOCK

No. 3328.

345 S.C. 81 (2001)

545 S.E.2d 845

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent, v. ESTATE OF Thomas Adam HANCOCK, Estate of Johnny Blyther, Estate of James Brooks, Sr., James Brooks, Jr., and the Estate of Harold Connell Hancock, Willie K. Brooks, Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Defendants, Of whom Estate of Thomas Adam Hancock and Estate of Johnny Blyther are Appellants.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 9, 2001.

Rehearing Denied May 21, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher G. Isgett, of Lee, Eadon, Isgett & Popwell, of Columbia; and Jacob H. Jennings, of Jennings & Jennings, of Bishopville, for appellants.

G. Murrell Smith, Jr., of Lee, Erter, Wilson, Holler & Smith, of Sumter, for respondent.

HEARN, Chief Judge:

Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) brought this declaratory judgment action to determine the amount of underinsurance (UIM) coverage available under H. Connell Hancock's automobile insurance policy. The trial court found that no coverage was available because Allstate provided Hancock with a meaningful offer of UIM coverage which was rejected. We reverse.

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