Hicks v. Piedmont Cold Storage, Inc.

FINNEY, Chief Justice:

We granted a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision in Hicks v. Piedmont Cold Storage, Inc., 324 S.C. 628, 479 S.E.2d 831 (Ct.App.1996). We reverse.

*48The children of the deceased, Joseph Hicks, Sr., brought this workers’ compensation action against employer, Piedmont Cold Storage, seeking death benefits. Hicks was killed while repairing the personal vehicle of the plant manager on a Saturday at Piedmont Cold Storage. The single commissioner, affirmed by the appellate panel of the commission, denied the claim finding that Hicks did not: (1) work…