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Post by Logan Wells |
The Fourth of July is fast approaching, and so our thoughts turn to fun, freedom, and of course, fireworks. With that in mind, this post discusses a 2002 opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in which the court found that (1) S.C. Code Ann. § 38-75-60 did not bar an insured landlord’s action against its tenant for damages resulting from a July 4th blaze; and (2) the presence of the landlord’s insurers in the action would not have reduced the amount of the insured landlord’s damages for which the tenant could be found liable.