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COUNSEL
ARGUED: Clarke W. McCants, III, NANCE & MCCANTS, Aiken,
South Carolina, for Appellant. Stephen H. Cook, KOON & COOK,
P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Elizabeth
L. Cook, KOON & COOK, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for
Appellee.
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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See
Local Rule 36(c).
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OPINION
PER CURIAM:
The USAA Casualty Insurance Company appeals from a summary
judgment granted in a declaratory judgment action in favor of its
insured, Gloria Jean Roberts, who was seeking reformation of her liability insurance policy with USAA to include underinsured motorist
coverage. South Carolina law governs this diversity case. We affirm.
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Roberts was injured in an automobile accident in Aiken, South
Carolina. She brought a civil action against defendants Frank Murray,
John Ivey, and Ivey Construction and Maintenance Company, which
is pending in the district court. Because she was concerned that the
defendants' insurance was insufficient to satisfy her damages, she
sought a declaration that her USAA policy included underinsured
motorist coverage. At the time of the accident, Roberts was insured
by a liability policy with USAA which provided liability coverage for
bodily injury in the amount of $100,000 per person, per accident, with
a maximum liability coverage of $300,000 per accident. Additionally,
the policy contained liability coverage for property damage in the
amount of $50,000 (100/300/50). Roberts declined USAA's offer of
underinsured motorist coverage when she applied for the policy.
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