Skipper v. Marlowe Manufacturing Co.

Lewis, Justice.

The claimant, Pherebie Skipper, sustained an accidental injury on July 26, 1960, which arose out of and in the course of her employment with the defendant Marlowe Manufacturing Company, but she did not file claim with the South Carolina Industrial Commission for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act until August 9, 1961, more than one year after the accident. The defendant denied liability upon the ground that claimant’s right to compensation was barred by her failure to file her claim with the Industrial Commission within one year after the accident as required by…