HOLMES v. NATIONWIDE LIFE INS. CO.

21063

273 S.C. 711 (1979)

258 S.E.2d 924

E. M. HOLMES, Respondent, v. NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

October 4, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Erwin, Jr., Greenwood, for appellant.

C. David Sawyer, Jr., Saluda, and William A. Dallis Columbia, for respondent.


October 4, 1979.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice:

This action was brought by the plaintiff-respondent, E.M. Holmes, to recover benefits under a health insurance policy issued by the defendant-appellant, Nationwide Life Insurance Company. The gravamen of the plaintiff's claim is set forth in paragraph 6 of the complaint, as follows:

"The Defendant in wilful and wanton breach of the terms of the aforementioned contract of insurance failed to pay monetary benefits...

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