Opinion

Horsford v. Carolina Glass Co.

  • 92 S.C. 236
  • 75 S.E. 533
  • 1912 S.C. LEXIS 146
Court
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Filed
Aug 12, 1912
Status
Published
Author
Hydrick
On the bench
Gary, Woods, Hydrick, Watts, Fraser
Cited by
39 cases

The opinion

Mr. Justice Hydrick.

I concur in this opinion as applied to the facts of this case. But I reserve my opinion as to whether such testimony would not be admissible in a case where it appeared that plaintiff’s injury resulted from reckless, wilful or malicious acts of defendant. In such a case, it might be reasonably inferred that such conduct was induced by reliance upon the insurance, and, if punitive damages are awarded, the general rule is that all the facts and circumstances should be laid before the jury in order that they may the more intelligently and justly award proper punishment.

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