Legal Opinion

Pratt v. Morris Roofing, Inc.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 15, 2004No. 25792PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Acting Chief Justice MOORE.

We granted this writ of certiorari to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the workers’ compensation commission’s denial of benefits. 1 We affirm as modified.

FACTS

Petitioner was injured in a single car accident while driving one of respondents’ (Morris Roofing) trucks to work from his home to a job site. He filed a workers’ compensation claim.

At the hearing, petitioner testified he often drove one of Morris Roofing’s vehicles to and from work, but sometimes he was a passenger in a Morris Roofing van. Morris Roofing subtracted thirty-five dollars…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Shealy v. Aiken CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
  2. Thayer v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
  3. Medlin v. Upstate Plaster ServiceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
  4. Neyland v. Maryland Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1946
  5. McCraw v. Mary Black HospitalSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Liberty Mutual Insurance v. South Carolina Second Injury FundCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
  2. Bass v. IsochemCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
  3. Brown v. Greenwood Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
  4. Bass v. Kenco GroupCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
  5. Hall v. Desert Aire, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2007

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