Zeigler v. S. C. Law Enforcement Division

Lewis, Justice.

On June 20, 1964, John Byrd Zeigler, an agent of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, died from pistol shot wounds inflicted by a fellow agent, George H. Fender, Jr., during an altercation between the two men. The Industrial Commission made an award to Zeigler’s widow for death benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, upon factual findings that Zeigler’s death resulted from an accident arising out of and in-the course of his employment and was not occasioned by any wilful intent on his part to injure another. The circuit judge affirmed the award and this appeal…