Legal Opinion
Pierre v. Seaside Farms, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 16, 2010No. 26777PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beatty
The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission denied Frantz Pierre’s claim for benefits for an injury he sustained while employed as a migrant worker vrith Seaside Farms, Inc. Pierre fractured his right ankle when he fell on a wet sidewalk at housing supplied by his employer. The circuit court affirmed, and Pierre appeals. We reverse and remand, finding Pierre’s injury is compensable under South Carolina’s workers’ compensation law.
FACTS
The facts in this case are undisputed. Seaside Farms, Inc. operates a 400-acre tomato farm and has a packing house on St. Helena Island, South Carolina.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Lark v. Bi-Lo, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
- Shealy v. Aiken CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- Ramsey v. Southern Industrial Constructors Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
- Parrott v. Barfield Used PartsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1945
- Sola v. Sunny Slope FarmsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1964
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Nicholson v. S.C. Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2015
- Burnette v. City of GreenvilleCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2012
- Holmes v. National Service Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
- O'Rourke v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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