Horton v. BARUCH

Tayuor, Justice.

This appeal comes from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Richland County affirming an award by the South Carolina Industrial Commission for death benefits under the South Carolina Workmen’s Compensation Act, Code 1942, § 7035-1 et seq., to the widow and sole dependent of Herbert P. Horton.

The only question in this appeal is one of jurisdiction, and this will be solved by determining whether or not the deceased, Herbert P. Horton, was a resident of South Carolina at the time of his death.

“The circuit court, and this court, on the appeal of either party to the proceeding,…