Legal Opinion
Caughman v. Columbia Y. M. C. A.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided May 13, 1948No. 16079PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OxnER, Justice.
• The only question which we find it necessary to determine on this appeal is whether a charitable organization or institution is liable for compensation as an employer under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act of South Carolina. This question was answered in the affirmative by the Industrial Commission and in the negative by the Circuit Court. This appeal by the employee followed.
Appellant, Curtis Caughman, was employed by respondent, the Columbia Y. M. C. A., on October 1, 1946, and on the following day, while washing the walls of the Y. M. C. A. building, a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Marchbanks v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
- Vermillion v. Woman's College of Due WestSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
- Lindler v. Columbia HospitalSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1914
- Andrews v. Y.M.C.A.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1939
- Cokeley v. Robert Lee, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1941
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Wigfall v. Tideland Utilities, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
- Muller v. Nebraska Methodist HospitalNebraska Supreme Court · 1955
- Carolina Alliance for Fair Employment v. South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, & RegulationCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
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