Smith v. Squires Timber Co.

Harwell, Chief Justice:

This is a workers’ compensation case. We granted certiorari to review Smith v. Squires Timber Co., — S.C. —, 417 S.E. (2d) 101 (Ct. App. 1992), wherein the Court of Appeals found that the Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) failed to rule on the question whether respondent Jeanette D. Smith’s husband, James Albert Smith (Smith), an independent contractor, was a statutory employee of Randy Brown Logging (Brown). The Court of Appeals remanded the case to the Commission to make a finding regarding this issue. Petitioners contend that remand was improper. We agree…