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STOKES v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK

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298 S.C. 13 (1988)

377 S.E.2d 922

Danny W. STOKES, Claimant, Respondent v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Employer, and Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided October 31, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jackson L: Barwick, Jr., and S. Markey Stubbs, Belser, Baker, Barwick, Ravenel & Bender, Columbia, for appellants.

Preston F. McDaniel and John K. Koon, Columbia, for respondent.

Heard Sept. 15, 1988.

Decided Oct. 31, 1988.

GARDNER, Judge:

The principal question this workers' compensation case requires us to decide is whether a claimant's nervous breakdown caused by emotional stimuli or stressors alone is compensable. We hold that there is no valid justification in such cases for distinguishing between mental disorders resulting from physical injuries and mental disorders brought about by emotional stimuli or stressors which...

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