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CHAVIS v. WATKINS

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256 S.C. 30 (1971)

180 S.E.2d 648

Earl CHAVIS, Respondent, v. John T. WATKINS, d/b/a Watkins Construction Company and Fidelity & Casualty Company, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

April 13, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Fulmer, Berry & Alford, of Columbia, for Appellants.

J. Wesley Drawdy, Esq., of Columbia, for Respondent.

April 13, 1971.

BRAILSFORD, Justice:

This workmen's compensation case presents the single issue of whether the claimant, Earl Chavis, was an employee of Watkins Construction Company, a sole proprietorship of John T. Watkins, at the time Chavis was injured. The Industrial Commission, reversing its hearing commissioner, concluded that Chavis was an employee. The circuit court affirmed. Since the issue is jurisdictional...

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