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MACKEY v. KERR-McGEE CHEMICAL CO.

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280 S.C. 265 (1984)

312 S.E.2d 565

Lorton MACKEY, Respondent, v. KERR-McGEE CHEMICAL COMPANY and The Home Insurance Company, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

February 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Dana Sinkler, of Sinkler Gibbs & Simons, Charleston, for appellants.

Arthur C. McFarland, of McFarland & Jenkins, Charleston, for respondent.

February 6, 1984.

Per Curiam:

At issue in this appeal is whether a worker's compensation claimant, prior to execution of formal closing papers and approval by the South Carolina Industrial Commission, can unilaterally repudiate an offer of settlement that has been accepted by his attorney. The Commission held that a settlement agreement entered into by Attorney Hugo M. Spitz on behalf of his client, the respondent Lorton Mackey, was a legally binding...

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