Knight v. Shepherd

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Fishburne.

The question to be decided is, whether the South Carolina Industrial Commission has jurisdiction to pass upon a claim for compensation under our Workmen’s Compensation Act, Code Supp., 1936, § 7035-1 et seq., arising out of the death of a Georgia employee of a Georgia employer in a case where the contract of employment was made in Georgia, and where the death of the employee occurred while he was temporarily in South Carolina in the course of his employment.

The appellant, an insurance carrier under the South Carolina Workmen’s…