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COX v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS

No. 3683.

356 S.C. 468 (2003)

589 S.E.2d 766

Virginia COX, Employee, Claimant, Respondent, v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Employer, and Self-Insurers, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided October 20, 2003.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen L. Brown and F. Drake Rogers, both of Charleston, for Appellants.

Linda B. McKenzie, of Greenville, for Respondent.

HUFF, J.

The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission denied Virginia Cox's request for partial lump sum payment of her lifetime benefits awarded for a brain injury, holding such a lump sum payment is prohibited by statute. The circuit court reversed. Cox's employer, BellSouth Telecommunication's, appeals. We affirm the circuit court ruling that partial lump sum payments are permitted and remand for further proceedings...

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