BAILEY v. COVIL CORP.

22664

291 S.C. 417 (1987)

354 S.E.2d 35

Harold F. BAILEY, Respondent v. COVIL CORPORATION or Daniel Construction Corporation or Metric Constructors, Employers, and South Carolina Insurance Company or Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Underwriters or Travelers Insurance Company, Defendants, Of Whom Covil Corporation, South Carolina Insurance Company, Metric Constructors and Travelers Insurance Company are, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duke K. McCall, Jr. of Leatherwood, Walker, Todd & Mann, Greenville, for appellants Covil Corp. and S.C. Ins. Co.

Ernest J. Nauful, Jr. of Nauful & Ellis, P.A., Columbia, for appellants Metric Constructors and Travelers Ins. Co.

Miles Loadholt, Jane Matthews of Blatt & Fales, Barnwell, for respondent.

William E. Shaughnessy of Haynsworth, Perry, Bryant, Marion & Johnstone, Greenville, for defendants Daniel Const. Corp., Fidelity and Guar. Ins. Underwriters and Travelers Ins. Co.


Heard Dec. 9, 1986.

Decided Feb. 2, 1987.

GREGORY, Justice:

This is a worker's compensation case. The Hearing Commissioner denied respondent's (Employee's) claim and the Commission affirmed the denial. On appeal the Circuit Court reversed the Commission's order and remanded the case for a hearing on the merits. We affirm.

Employee filed this claim to recover benefits for total disability caused by pulmonary asbestosis allegedly contracted as...

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