Legal Opinion
State Workers' Compensation Fund v. South Carolina Second Injury Fund
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 18, 1994No. 24026PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Bristow, Acting Associate Justice:
We granted rehearing to consider our opinion in this case. The prior opinion is vacated and the following substituted in its place.
We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ opinion in State Workers’ Compensation Fund v. South Carolina Second Injury Fund, — S.C. —, 426 S.E. (2d) 112 (Ct. App. 1992).
We reverse.
FACTS
Warren M. Hunt (Hunt) was employed as a firefighter for the State Forestry Commission in 1956. He was diagnosed with coronary artery disease in 1974. His heart disease and arteriosclerosis rendered him totally disabled on January 1,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lawson v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Boone's Masonry Construction Co. v. South Carolina Second Injury FundSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
- Springs Industries, Inc. v. South Carolina Second Injury FundCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1988
- American Motorists Insurance v. S. C. Second Injury FundCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1989
- State Workers' Compensation Fund v. South Carolina Second Injury FundCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1992
3Cited by1 opinion
- Brunson v. AMERICAN KOYO BEARINGSCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2011