Mohasco Corp., Dixiana Mill Div. v. Rising

Gregory, Justice:

This worker’s compensation case is before us on a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals for review of its opinion reported at 289 S. C. 130, 345 S. E. (2d) 249 (Ct. App. 1986). We reverse.

Petitioners were both employed by respondent (Mohasco) for a period of twenty-six years in Mohasco’s carpet manufacturing mill. Throughout their employment, petitioners were exposed to dust and lint from cotton or synthetic fibers. Both contracted chronic obstructive lung disease and became totally disabled.

Petitioners filed claims for workers’s compensation benefits. The Hearing…