SCHULMEYER v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CAS.

No. 25612.

353 S.C. 491 (2003)

579 S.E.2d 132

Albert SCHULMEYER, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 24, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Preston Strom, Jr., L. Henry McKellar, and Mario A. Pacella, all of the Strom Law Firm, L.L.C., of Columbia, for plaintiffs.

C. Mitchell Brown, of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P., of Columbia; Michael T. Cole and John S. Slosson, both of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P., of Charleston, for defendant.

Darra W. Cothran and Edward M. Woodward, Jr., both of Woodward, Cothran & Herndon, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae National Association of Independent Insurers.

Fred Thompson, III, of Ness, Motley, of Mt. Pleasant, for Amicus Curiae Donna Norrie, Heather Plunkett and Sandra Orvig.


Justice, BURNETT.

We agreed to answer the following questions certified by the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina:

I. Does State Farm's South Carolina automobile policy obligate it to compensate an insured making a comprehensive or collision claim for any diminution in market value where there is no dispute that the vehicle was adequately restored to its pre-accident level of performance...

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