· 6/2/1997
Joe Harden Builders, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Citations
- 486 S.E.2d 89
- 326 S.C. 231
- 1997 S.C. LEXIS 103
How courts have described this case
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- holding that \coverage is triggered at the time of an injury-in-fact and continuously thereafter to allow coverage under all policies in effect from the time of injury-in-fact during the progressive damage\
- holding that “coverage is triggered at the time of an injury-in-fact and continuously thereafter to allow coverage under all policies in effect from the time of injury-in-fact during the progressive damage”
- holding that a modified continuous trigger theory applies where defective workmanship causes “progressive damage that is not apparent at the time of the underlying injury-causing event”
- explaining that under an injury-in-fact trigger “an insured maybe able to prove in retrospect that damage occurred during the policy period ... ”
- noting that “coverage is triggered at the time of an injury-in-fact and continuously thereafter to allow coverage under all policies in effect from the time of injury-in fact during the progressive damage”
- triggering period runs “from the time of injury-in-fact during the progressive damage”
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Judges: Moore, Finney, Toal, Waller, Burnett
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