SIMONS v. LONGBRANCH FARMS, INC.

No. 3338.

345 S.C. 277 (2001)

547 S.E.2d 500

Wynonie SIMONS, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Wynonie Q. Simons, Deceased, Appellant, v. LONGBRANCH FARMS, INC. a/k/a Long Branch Farms, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 30, 2001.

Rehearing Denied July 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hammond A. Beale, of Palmetto Law Center; and John F. Koon, of Koon & Cook, both of Columbia, for appellant.

F. Barron Grier, III, of the Grier Law Firm; and Deborah Harrison Sheffield, both of Columbia, for respondent.


HUFF, Judge:

In this wrongful death and survival action, Wynonie Simons (Simons), Personal Representative of the Estate of Wynonie Q. Simons, appeals the trial court's ruling it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear the action due to the exclusivity provision of the Workers' Compensation Act. We reverse and remand.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

R.C. McEntire, Inc. is a wholesale produce company...

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