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HOWARD v. OWEN STEEL COMPANY

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303 S.C. 304 (1991)

400 S.E.2d 149

Thomas G. HOWARD, Jr., Employee-Claimant, Appellant v. OWEN STEEL COMPANY, Employer, and Employers Insurance of Wausau, Carrier, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 21, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherod H. Eadon, Jr., of Lee, Eadon, Isgett and Popwell, Columbia, for appellant.

F. Earl Ellis, Jr., and Andrew F. Lindemann, both of Nauful and Ellis, Columbia, for respondents.

Heard Dec. 11, 1990.

Decided Jan. 21, 1991.

GREGORY, Chief Justice:

This is a workers' compensation case. The issue for our determination is whether S.C. Code Ann. § 42-3-20 (1985) allows a two-to-one vote by a three-member panel to reverse the decision of a hearing commissioner. We hold it does and affirm.

Section 42-3-20 provides in pertinent part:

Full Commission reviews shall be conducted...

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