JONES v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP.

No. 25710.

355 S.C. 413 (2003)

586 S.E.2d 111

Sandra JONES, Appellant, v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, Self-Insured Employer, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 25, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert V. Smith, of Albert V. Smith, P.A., of Spartanburg, for appellant.

Grady L. Beard, and Marcy J. Lamar, of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, L.L.C., both of Columbia, for respondent.


CHIEF JUSTICE TOAL:

Sandra Jones ("Claimant") appeals the affirmance of the Worker's Compensation Commission's ("Commission") finding that she was not entitled to benefits because she committed fraud in filling out her employment application.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Claimant applied for a job at Georgia Pacific ("Respondent") in 1991. The application requested that Claimant respond to the following question: "Do you have any physical or mental...

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