Bridges v. Elite, Inc.

Fishburne, J.:

This cause was heard in the circuit court of Spartanburg County on appeal by the defendants, employer and insurance carrier, respectively, from an award made by the South Carolina Industrial Commission in favor of the plaintiff. Plaintiff is the surviving husband of Eula Mae Bridges, who was killed by Edward Smawley on May 19, 1946. At the time of her death, she was employed as a hostess in a restaurant on East Main Street in the city of Spartanburg, owned and operated by the employer, The Elite, Inc. Prior to her death she was separated from her husband, the claimant. When 'the…