Younginer v. J.A. Jones Const. Co. Et At.

OxnER, Justice.

The question involved on this appeal is whether claimant, Eddie L. Younginer, after having procured and accepted compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act of Tennessee, Code § 6851 et seq., for personal injuries sustained. in that State, -may now recover the benefits allowed by the Workmen’s Compensation Act of South Carolina, Code 1942, § 7035-1 et seq., after crediting same with the amount awarded under the Tennessee Act.

In October, 1940, claimant, a resident of this State, was employed as a sheet metal worker by a subcontractor, Interstate Roofing Company, on a…