Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Williamsburg County
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 10, 1963No. 18080PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, Chief Justice.
This is a Workmen’s Compensation case, wherein defendants appeal from an Order of the Circuit Court affirming an award of the Industrial Commission in favor of claimant.
The plaintiff, J. Putnam Kennedy, was employed by Williamsburg County as a chain gang guard on September 9, 1958, on which date he was attacked by two prisoners, resulting in lacerations and contusions to his head. He was thereby disabled from the date of attack, September 9, 1958, until December 1, 1958, at which time he returned to work for another employer.
On March 30, 1959, he was admitted to the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. . SudderthSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
- Ballenger v. Southern Worsted Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1946
- Glover v. Columbia Hospital of Richland CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1960
- Buff v. Columbia Baking Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1949
- Grice v. Dickerson, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1962
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Doe v. South Carolina State HospitalCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1985
- Lee v. Harborside CaféCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2002
- Stokes v. First National BankCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1988
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