WHITE v. S.C. STATE HWY. DEPT.

16947

226 S.C. 380 (1955)

85 S.E.2d 290

W. LESLIE WHITE, Respondent v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

January 4, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. T.C. Callison, Attorney General, Julian L. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Daniel R. McLeod, Assistant Attorney General, and L.M. Cantrell, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Messrs. James P. Mozingo, III, and Keith A. Gatlin, of Darlington, for Respondent.


January 4, 1955.

STUKES, Justice.

This is an appeal by the employer from an award of workmen's compensation to its employee, who is a mechanic at Conway. He was directed on a Saturday to take a wedge bolt to the city of Sumter for repair or replacement; it is a necessary part of a drawbridge. He was authorized to use his employer's motor vehicle and to remain away over the weekend, if necessary. His family lived in Darlington and it was understood that he...

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