HUTCHINSON v. LIBERTY LIFE INS. CO.

No. 4820.

393 S.C. 19 (2011)

709 S.E.2d 130

Shannon HUTCHINSON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Stephen F. Ney, a/k/a Steve F. Ney, Respondent, v. LIBERTY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 20, 2011.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin K. Bell and Rebecca A. Roser , both of Columbia, for Appellant.

Kenneth C. Anthony, Jr. , of Spartanburg, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM:

Liberty Life Insurance Co. (Liberty Life) denied life insurance proceeds to Stephen Ney's beneficiary after toxicology reports reflected the presence of methamphetamines in Ney's blood when he was killed in a single vehicle accident. Shannon Hutchinson, Ney's daughter and beneficiary, sued Liberty Life for the insurance benefits arguing the policy exclusion for injury resulting from an insured being "under the influence of any narcotic" did not apply to...

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