Bennett v. Gary Smith Builders

Littlejohn, Justice:

The circuit court affirmed an award of the South Carolina Industrial Commission in favor of the employee-respondent, Belton T. Bennett. Gary Smith Builders and Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Company, employer-appellants, have appealed, alleging error (1) in the method of computing the average weekly wage of Bennett, and (2) in ruling that he was not a casual employee.

Bennett worked as a carpenter for Smith Builders for some 16 to 18 years. He quit his.job at age 62, nine years prior to his injury which occurred on May 6, 1975, and began drawing Social Security. From…