SABB v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

No. 25496.

350 S.C. 416 (2002)

567 S.E.2d 231

Earline C. SABB, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 15, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen P. Groves, Sr., Wilbur E. Johnson, Nancy Bloodgood, and Stephen L. Brown, all of Young Clement, Rivers & Tisdale, LLP, of Charleston, for appellant.

John F. Koon, of Koon and Cook, P.A.; and Richard A. McDowell, Sr., of McDowell Law Firm, LLC; of Columbia; and Elizabeth Cook, of Breland & Bernstein, LLP; of Greenville, for respondent.


MOORE, Justice:

We agreed to certify this case from the Court of Appeals to determine the question of whether the exclusivity provision of the Workers' Compensation Act is procedural in nature or whether it involves subject matter jurisdiction. After finding the exclusivity provision does not involve subject matter jurisdiction, we affirm the trial court on the issues raised by appellant.

PROCEDURAL FACTS

Respondent (hereinafter referred to as Sabb...

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