Adkins v. Comcar Industries, Inc.

Finney, Chief Justice:

We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ opinion in Adkins v. Comcar Industries, Inc., 316 S.C. 149, 447 S.E. (2d) 228 (Ct. App. 1994). We affirm.

FACTS

John Adkins (Father) sought to recover workers’ compensation benefits for the death of his son Stephen Adkins. Mary Hutto (Mother) contested Father’s entitlement to any death benefits. The single commissioner and full commission ruled Father was not entitled to receive any benefits from son’s work-related death because he had abandoned his son long before his son’s death. The commission concluded Mr. Adkins…