Johnson v. Sonoco Products Co.

Appellants Sonoco Products Company and GAB Robins, Inc. (collectively, Sonoco) argue the circuit court erred in granting Respondent Francis Ike Johnson’s motion to compel payment of his workers’ compensation benefits during the pendency of the underlying appeal. We disagree and affirm. We find that the circuit court’s award of workers’ compensation benefits in the underlying appeal was not stayed during the appeal. As a result, we conclude the circuit court retained authority to compel the payment of compensation benefits pursuant to Rule 225(a), SCACR. We further affirm Johnson’s entitlement…