Legal Opinion

Sligh v. Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided April 13, 1950No. 16333PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lide, Acting Justice.

This is a death case under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The Hearing Commissioner made an award in favor of the claimant, Lottie Sligh, as widow and sole dependent of Tom Sligh, employee of Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc., upon the ground that the employee sustained an injury by accident on November 11, 1946, arising out of and in the course of his employment, and that the same had a causal connection with his deoth, which occurred July 6, 1947. This award was affirmed by the full Commissiin upon a review thereof; and the employer and its insurance carrier thereupon…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Reck v. WhittlesbergerMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Gosa v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1903
  3. Smith v. Southern BuildersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1943
  4. Next of Kin of Cole v. Anderson Cotton MillsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
  5. Carlton v. . Bernhardt-Seagle Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1936

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Clark v. RossCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1985
  2. Glover v. Columbia Hospital of Richland CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1960
  3. Fowler v. Abbott Motor Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1960
  4. Bilton v. Best Western Royal Motor LodgeCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
  5. Herndon v. Morgan Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1965

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