Elrod v. Union Bleachery

Mr. Associate Justice Tayeor

delivered the unanimous Opinion of the Court:

The respondents in this case are the widow and dependent child of Harry Elrod who died as a result of a blow on the head at the hands of one Alvin Duncan while both Elrod and Duncan were employed and at work on the premises of the Union Bleachery of Greenville, S. C. A claim was filed shortly after his death in behalf of the dependents with the South Carolina Industrial Commission, which alleged that the death of Elrod was due to an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. The hearing commissioner…