DiMaria v. Multimedia, Inc.

Goolsby, Judge:

Elizabeth DiMaria appeals an order of the circuit court affirming a denial by the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission of DiMaria’s claim for workers’ compensation while employed by Multimedia, Inc. The question of DiMaria’s entitlement to workers’ compensation involves the application of the dual-purpose rule. We vacate the circuit court’s order and remand the case to the commission.

On Monday, August 29, 1998, at 7:40 a.m., DiMaria, a promotion and marketing assistant for WFBC Radio, a Green-ville station owned by Multimedia, was injured in an automobile accident…