Liberty Mutual Insurance v. South Carolina Second Injury Fund

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

Finney, Chief Justice:

We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision in Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. South Carolina Second In*203jury Fund, 317 S.C. 553, 455 S.E. (2d) 202 (Ct. App. 1995). We find no evidence that the claimant’s second injury combined with her first resulted in greater disability than would have resulted from the second injury alone, and reverse.

Claimant suffered a compensable back injury in March 1985. She returned to work, but was sporadically unable to work after that and received temporary total benefits during these…