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· 4/11/1978

Hegler v. Gulf Insurance Co.

Citations

  • 243 S.E.2d 443
  • 270 S.C. 548
  • 1978 S.C. LEXIS 426

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “No right to recover is here asserted under any statute. Appellant then must recover, if at all, upon some contractual right.”
  • cases upholding attorney fees awards to insureds after the insurers lost declaratory actions to determine their duty to defend
  • “If (insurer) had refused initially to defend, it threated by a failure of the insured to comply with the notice requirements of the policy, the insurer must show that its rights have been substantially prejudiced by the insured’s failure to provide notice”

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Judges: Lewis, Littlejohn, Ness, Rhodes, Gregory

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