Baldwin v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.

The leading opinion, in my judgment, represents a dangerous departure from the rule laid down by this court in Gallman v. Springs Mills, 201 S. C. 257, 22 S. E. (2d) 715 *328and Eargle v. South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., 205 S. C. 423, 32 S. E. (2d) 240, which, until now, has been consistently adhered to. That rule is, in substance, that an accidental injury sustained by an employee while going to or coming from the place where his work is to be performed is not compensable unless: (1) the employer, as part of the contract of employment, provides the means of transportation for the employee to…