Medlin v. Greenville County

Cureton, Judge:

This is a workers’ compensation case. It involves successive injuries to the back by an employee while working for the same employer. The question is whether the employee is entitled to recover compensation for the second accidental injury since the first injury resulted in a recovery for total and permanent disability under S.C. Code Ann. Sections 42-9-10 and 42-9-30(19) (1976).

In 1983 James Medlin sustained an injury to his back while employed by Greenville County. He was found to have sustained more than fifty percent loss of use of his back and was awarded compensation for…