Legal Opinion

Johnson v. BEAUTY UNLIMITED LANDSCAPE CO.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided June 17, 2008No. 4414Published

1Opinion of the Court

CURETON, A. J.:

In this action seeking workers’ compensation benefits for a work-related eye injury, Macksey Johnson appeals the circuit court’s order affirming an award of benefits for an 8.5% loss of vision. We affirm. 1

FACTS

On May 31, 2001, a tree limb struck Macksey Johnson’s right eye while he was working for Beauty Unlimited Landscaping (Beauty Unlimited). As a result of that injury, Johnson developed a traumatic cataract in that eye. Dr. Karen Ullian, a general ophthalmologist, surgically removed the cataract and implanted an artificial lens. Johnson returned to work in September of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Brown v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental ControlSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
  2. Peay v. U.S. Silica Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
  3. Mauldin v. Dyna-Color/Jack RabbitSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
  4. S.C. Coastal Conservation League v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental ControlSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
  5. Santee Cooper Resort, Inc. v. South Carolina Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989

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