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UNITED SERVICES AUTO. ASS'N v. PICKENS

Opinion No. 28050.

434 S.C. 60 (2021)

862 S.E.2d 442

UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, Respondent, v. Belinda PICKENS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed August 11, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Alexander and Terence Covington Wise , both of Shelly Leeke Law Firm, LLC, of North Charleston, and Thomas J. Rode , of Thurmond Kirchner & Timbes, PA, of Charleston, for Appellant.

John Robert Murphy and Wesley Brian Sawyer , both of Murphy & Grantland, PA, of Columbia for Respondent.

This case requires us to determine whether Section 38-77-340 of the South Carolina Code (2015) permits a named driver exclusion that precludes uninsured motorist (UM) coverage to a passenger injured in an accident involving an unknown driver. We hold that it does.

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After sustaining injuries in a vehicle driven...

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