Willis v. Aiken County

Mr. Associate Justice Fishburne

delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court:

This is an appeal from the judgment of the lower Court affirming an award of the South Carolina Industrial Commission in favor of the claimants, the widow and children of E. E. Willis, deceased, against the County of Aiken, as self-insurer.

The record discloses the following facts:

E. L. Willis was a deputy sheriff for Aiken County, having been appointed and commissioned as such by J. P. Howard, sheriff, as provided by law. He had served in' this capacity for about five years prior to his death. On December 12, 1941,…