NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO. v. ERWOOD

No. 26305.

373 S.C. 88 (2007)

644 S.E.2d 62

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Kimberly ERWOOD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 9, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.R. Murphy and Adam J. Neil, both of Murphy & Grantland, of Columbia, for Petitioner.

James C. Cothran, Jr. and Thomas Barksdale Cabler, both of Spartanburg, for Respondent.


Justice PLEICONES.

We granted certiorari to review a decision of the Court of Appeals holding invalid, as against public policy, a provision in an automobile insurance policy purporting to limit the portability of basic uninsured motorist (UM) coverage. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Erwood, 364 S.C. 1, 611 S.E.2d 319 (Ct.App. 2005). We affirm.

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