Nicholson v. South Carolina Department of Social Services

The events that led to Nicholson’s fall are undisputed. However, the factual inferences to be drawn from those events are disputed. The commission’s ruling that Nicholson sustained compensable injuries is based on the factual finding that Nicholson’s fall arose out of her employment, which in turn is based on factual inferences the commission drew from the events of Nicholson’s fall.

I would affirm the commission because there is substantial evidence in the record to support its findings. See Ervin v. Richland Mem’l Hosp., 386 S.C. 245, 248, 687 S.E.2d 337, 338 (Ct.App.2009) (stating “this…