Legal Opinion
Wade v. Berkeley County
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided February 23, 1998No. 2801PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOOLSBY, Judge:
This case involves an automobile accident and workers’ compensation. Gerald D. Wade, Jr., (Wade) appeals the circuit court’s grant of summary judgment to Berkeley County, South Carolina (County). Wade asserts that Bobby Joe Pierce (Pierce) was acting within the course and scope of his employment with County at the time of the accident, and that the commissioner’s ruling in Pierce’s workers’ compensation hearing does not collaterally estop Wade from litigating this issue. We agree.
In June 1995, Pierce was in his own truck on his way to work as an animal control officer for…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Richburg v. BaughmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
- Hancock v. Aiken Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
- Roberts v. Recovery Bureau, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1994
- Middleborough Horizontal Property Regime Council of Co-Owners v. Montedison S.P.A.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1995
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3Cited by29 opinions
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