Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Pettit Construction Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 30, 1979No. 21046PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rhodes, Justice:
This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court reversing an award of the South Carolina Industrial Commission to the widow of Willie S. Edwards under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. S. C. Code §§ 42-1-10 to 17-90. We reverse and reinstate the award of the Commission.
Willie S. Edwards was employed as a brick mason, by Pettit Construction Company when, on June 9, 1975, he fell from a scaffold approximately fourteen feet high, landing face down, breaking his nose, losing several teeth, and striking a twelve inch concrete block with his upper stomach or chest. Subsequent to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wynn v. Peoples Natural Gas Co. of SCSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1961
- Grice v. Dickerson, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1962
- Jeffers v. Manetta MillsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
- Sligh v. Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
- Dawkins v. Capitol Construction Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1967
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Glover v. RHETT JACKSON CO. OF BUSH RIVER RD.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
- Hutson v. S.C. State Ports AuthorityCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2010
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