Legal Opinion
DeBerry v. Coker Freight Lines
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 13, 1959No. 17523PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Moss, Justice.
This is a proceeding for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Section 72-1 et seq., Code of 1952, instituted by Ben J. DeBerry, respondent, against Coker Freight Lines, and its insurance carrier, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, the appellants herein. The respondent asserts that he was an employee of Coker Freight Lines and that he received an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. The appellants assert that the respondent was not an employee of Coker Freight Lines within the meaning of the Compensation Act.
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2Cases cited20 opinions
- Marchbanks v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
- Hodges v. JohnsonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1943
- Brown v. L. H. Bottoms Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1947
- Kimble v. WilsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Adams v. Davison-Paxon Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1957
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Young v. WarrSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1969
- Wynn v. Peoples Natural Gas Co. of SCSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1961
- Matkins v. Zero Refrigerated Lines, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- Watkins v. Mobil Oil Corp.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1986
- Todd's Ice Cream, Inc. v. South Carolina Employment Security CommissionCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
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