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· 2/16/1950

Powers v. CALVERT FIRE INS. CO.

Citations

  • 57 S.E.2d 638
  • 216 S.C. 309
  • 16 A.L.R. 2d 1261
  • 1950 S.C. LEXIS 18

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  • “An insurer will not be permitted to ... sit down and hold its hands and purse and thereafter escape liability for fulfillment of its contract by reason of the insured’s effort, after fair notice, to recoup his loss by litigation against a wrongdoer.”

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Judges: Stukes, Baker, Fishburne, Taylor, Oxner

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