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· 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

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

  • 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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