Legal Opinion

Wofford ex rel. Wofford v. City of Spartanburg ex rel. South Carolina Municipal Insurance Trust

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided December 9, 2015No. Appellate Case No. 2014-001269; No. 5369Published

1Opinion of the CourtLockemy, J.

Boisha Wofford and Kaelyn Wofford (Claimants) appeal the Appellate Panel of the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission’s order finding Brian Wofford was not acting *155within the course and scope of his employment at the time of his death under an exception to the “going and coming rule.”1 We affirm.

FACTS

Wofford, the former Superintendent of the Parks and Recreation Department for the City of Spartanburg (the City), died in a motorcycle accident in Moore, South Carolina. Wofford was on his way from his mother’s home in Moore to one of the City’s recreational centers. The accident…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lark v. Bi-Lo, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
  2. Jones v. LottSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2010
  3. Gray v. Club Group, Ltd.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2000
  4. Bickley Ex Rel. Estate of Bickley v. South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1972
  5. Medlin v. Upstate Plaster ServiceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998

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