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GLOVER BY CAUTHEN v. SUITT CONST. CO.

No. 24259.

458 S.E.2d 535 (1995)

Thurmond GLOVER by his Guardian ad Litem, Max B. CAUTHEN, Jr., Respondent, v. SUITT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Employer, and The Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Carrier, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 19, 1995.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack D. Griffeth of Love, Thornton, Arnold and Thomason, Greenville, for appellants.

John Leslie Smith and Robert M. Holland, Spartanburg, for respondent.

Ronald J. Jebaily of Jebaily and Glass, Florence, for amicus curiae, S.C. Trial Lawyers.

W. Hugh McAngus of Turner, Padget, Graham, and Laney, Columbia, for amicus curiae, S.C. Defense Trial Attorneys' Ass'n.

WALLER, Justice:

The sole issue in this Worker's Compensation case is whether lump sum attorney's fees may be awarded when an injured employee is awarded lifetime benefits. We hold that they may and, accordingly, affirm the ruling of the trial court.

FACTS

Respondent, Thurmond Glover (Glover), suffered permanent brain damage when he fell from a 12' ladder while working as a laborer for Appellant, Suitt Construction Co. (Employer). He was found...

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