South Carolina Appeals Panel Reverses Ruling On Insured’s Bad Faith Claim

Mealey's (October 31, 2018, 4:01 PM EDT) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. — A trial court erred in granting an insured’s motion for summary judgment on a bad faith claim because the facts do not show that the insurer unreasonably breached the contract of insurance when it denied coverage for an underlying personal injury claim filed against the insured, the South Carolina Court of Appeals said Oct. 31 (Three Blind Mice LLC, d/b/a The Blind Horse Saloon v. Colony Insurance Co., No. 2018-UP-402, S.C. App., 2018 S.C. App. Unpub. LEXIS 399)....