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PELLUM v. W.C. CHAPLIN TRANSPORT

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249 S.C. 348 (1967)

154 S.E.2d 432

Mrs. Eunice H. PELLUM, Harry C. Pellum, Jr., and Marcia Pellum, Harriett Pellum, by their Guardian ad Litem, Mrs. Eunice H. Pellum, Appellants, v. W.C. CHAPLIN TRANSPORT and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

April 27, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Murdaugh, Eltzroth & Peters, of Hampton, for appellants.

Messrs. Lumpkin & Kemmerlin, of Columbia, for respondents.

April 27, 1967.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice.

Harry Pellum, a 45-year-old employee of the defendant W.C. Chaplin Transport, died of a heart attack on March 2, 1963, admittedly while in the course of his employment.

The sole question before this court is whether his fatal acute coronary occlusion was caused by an accident arising out of his employment as contemplated by the Workmen's Compensation Law.

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