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FISHER v. S.C. DEPT. OF MENTAL RETARDATION-COASTAL

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277 S.C. 573 (1982)

291 S.E.2d 200

Bluette E. FISHER, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL RETARDATION-COASTAL CENTER, and State Workmen's Compensation Fund, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

April 26, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Graydon Shuford, Decatur, Ga., for appellant.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Senior Asst. Atty. Gen. John P. Wilson, Columbia, for respondents.

April 26, 1982.

NESS, Justice:

Appellant, Fisher, seeks additional benefits under South Carolina Workmen's Compensation Law after making a compromise settlement with a third-party tort-feasor without the consent of the carrier. The single commissioner, full commission, and circuit court agree the claimant, Fisher, elected a remedy against a third party without compliance with § 42-1-560 of the S.C. Code of Laws (1976), and, having done so, has no further...

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