Legal Opinion
Whitfield v. Daniel Construction Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided September 7, 1954No. 16907PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. Robert Martin, Jr., Acting Associate Justice.
This appeal is from an order of the Circuit Court sustaining an award of the Industrial Commission, whereby respondents were awarded death benefits as provided by the South Carolina Compensation Act.
Only one question is presented: Is there any testimony to support the award and the order of the Court?
Appellant’s contention is that there is no evidence proving that the death of James C. Whitfield was the result of any accident or injury received by him in the employ of Daniel Construction Company, or as a result of the prescription for medicine…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Rudd v. Fairforest Finishing Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
- Fitzpatrick v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New YorkCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Hornetz v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Ham v. Mullins Lumber Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1940
- Alewine v. Tobin Quarries, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1945
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Mullinax v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1995
- Portee v. South Carolina State HospitalSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959
- Hall v. United Rentals, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2006
- Tatum v. Medical University of South CarolinaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
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