Legal Opinion
G. E. Moore Co. v. Walker
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 10, 1958No. 17387PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Oxner, Justice.
We are called upon in this case to determine the correct method of calculating compensation payable under our Workmen's Compensation Act for partial loss, or for partial loss of use, of various members of the body enumerated in Section 72-153 of the 1952 Code.
From the enactment of this legislation in 1935 to August, 1957, the Industrial Commission used the following for mula in determining compensation for partial specific losses under Section 72-153:
“Maximum number of weeks compensable for total specific loss X the percentage of specific loss X the weekly compensable rate (6%…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Baltimore & Phila. Steamboat Co. v. NortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Texas Employers' Insurance v. HolmesTexas Supreme Court · 1946
- Galloway Coal Co. v. StanfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
- Watts v. BrewerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
- Etiwan Fertilizer Co. v. South Carolina Tax CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Wigfall v. Tideland Utilities, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
- Singleton v. Young Lumber Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1960
- Stephenson v. Rice Services, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- Fennell v. South Carolina Tax CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1958
- Harbin v. Owens-Corning FiberglasCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1994
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