Legal Opinion
Spoone v. Newsome Chevrolet Buick
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided October 28, 1991No. 1713PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Judge:
*439This is a statutory proceeding for worker’s compensation. James L. Spoone filed a claim for benefits against his employer, Newsome Chevrolet Buick, Inc. The single commissioner awarded compensation and the full commission affirmed. Newsome appealed to the circuit court. The court reversed the award on the ground that the claim was barred by Section 42-9-60, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, which prohibits compensation if the injury was occasioned by the intoxication of the employee. Spoone appeals. We affirm.
The facts of the case are stipulated. Newsome employed Spoone as a…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Henderson v. EvansSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1977
- Cook v. MacK's Transfer & StorageCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1986
- Town of Zebulon v. DawsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
- Cook v. MacK's Transfer & StorageSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
- Freeman Ex Rel. Estate of LaBruce v. FisherSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
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- Therkildsen v. Fisher BeverageSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
- Holman v. Bulldog Trucking Co.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1993
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- Spoone v. Newsome Chevrolet BuickCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1991