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CORBETT v. S.C. DEPT. OF YOUTH SERVICES

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307 S.C. 270 (1992)

414 S.E.2d 778

Mary CORBETT, Respondent v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES, Employer, and State Workers' Compensation Fund, Carrier, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 24, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Ros Huff, Jr. of the State Workers' Compensation Fund, Columbia, for appellants.

Luther M. Lee and Sherod H. Eadon, Jr. of Lee, Eadon, Isgett and Popwell, Columbia, for respondent.

Heard Jan. 21, 1992.

Decided Feb. 24, 1992.

TOAL, Justice:

The sole issue we address in this appeal is whether damage or destruction to a prosthesis which is a substitute for a natural body part and attached to the body at the time of the accident is compensable under workers' compensation when the accident is attenuated with other physical injury. We hold it is and affirm.

FACTS

The facts are uncontroverted. Mary Corbett's dentures...

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