BELL v. PROGRESSIVE DIRECT INS. CO.

No. 27381.

407 S.C. 565 (2014)

757 S.E.2d 399

Joshua BELL, Petitioner, v. PROGRESSIVE DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 9, 2014.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene McCain Connell, Jr. , of Kelaher Connell & Connor, PC, of Surfside Beach, for Petitioner.

John Robert Murphy and Ashley Berry Stratton , both of Murphy & Grantland, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent.

C. Mitchell Brown , of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae Property & Casualty Insurers Association of America.

William F. Merlin, Jr. , of Merlin Law Group, PA, of Tampa, Florida, and J. Jackson Thomas , of Thomas & Brittain, PA, of Myrtle Beach, both for Amicus Curiae United Policy Holders.

Susan F. Campbell , of McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Association for Justice.

A. Johnston Cox , Jennifer E. Johnsen , Jennifer D. Eubanks , all of Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA, of Greenville, for Amicus Curiae Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company.


Chief Justice TOAL.

The Court granted Joshua Bell's (Petitioner) petition for a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision affirming the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Progressive Direct Insurance Company (Progressive). We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Petitioner was injured in a car accident on March 31, 2006, while riding as a passenger in a vehicle driven by a co-employee. The liability limits of the...

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