Legal Opinion

Fortner v. Thomas M. Evans Construction & Development, LLC

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided January 16, 2013No. Appellate Case No. 2011-197246; No. 5073PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtLockemy, J.

This action arose from injuries Benjamin Fortner, III, sustained while pressure washing a residential home on the Isle of Palms, South Carolina (Serenbetz property) on April 19, 2010. In this appeal from the Appellate Panel of the Workers’ Compensation Commission (Appellate Panel), SUA Insurance Company (SUA) contends the Appellate Panel erred in finding Fortner was a statutory employee of Thomas *425M. Evans Construction & Development, LLC (Evans Construction) at the time of his injuries. We affirm.

FACTS

From 2004 to 2006, Fortner worked for Evans Construction, owned by Thomas Evans, Jr. (Evans,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  2. Marchbanks v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
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  4. Bridges v. Wyandotte Worsted Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1963
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