STEPHENSON v. RICE SERVICES, INC.

No. 24462.

473 S.E.2d 699 (1996)

Marvin STEPHENSON, Jr., Employee, Respondent, v. RICE SERVICES, INC., Employer, and American Policyholders Insurance Company, Carrier, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 8, 1996.

Rehearing Denied August 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lana H. Sims, Jr. and Andrew F. Lindemann, both of Ellis, Lawhorne, Davidson & Sims, P.A., Columbia, for Petitioners.

James E. Chaffin, Jr., Columbia, for Respondent.


TOAL, Justice:

We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision holding that Marvin Stephenson is entitled to workers' compensation benefits because of a work-related injury. We reverse.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Marvin Stephenson, a Vietnam Veteran suffering from chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ("PTSD"), worked for Rice Services ("Employer") as a supervisor in an army mess hall. He had a second job pumping gas and sweeping...

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