RICHEY v. DICKINSON

No. 3823.

359 S.C. 609 (2004)

598 S.E.2d 307

Carroll D. RICHEY, Employee, Appellant, v. Becton DICKINSON, Employer, and Travelers Property Casualty Co., Carrier, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 14, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy J. Garrett, Jr. and Edward S. McCallum, III, both of Greenwood; and James B. Richardson, Jr., of Columbia, for Appellant.

Byron Putnam Roberts, of Columbia, for Respondents.


HEARN, C.J.:

Carroll D. Richey filed a workers' compensation claim against Becton Dickinson and Travelers Property Casualty Co. arising from an accident that occurred in 1987. The single commissioner dismissed Richey's claim based on the doctrine of laches. The appellate panel and the circuit court affirmed. We also affirm.1

FACTS

On October 4, 1987, Richey, while working...

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