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SHULER v. TRI-COUNTY ELEC. CO-OP., INC.

No. 4256.

374 S.C. 516 (2007)

649 S.E.2d 98

Frederick D. SHULER, Appellant, v. TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC CO-OP, INC., Employer, and Federated Rural Electric Insurance Corp., Carrier, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 18, 2007.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Hayne Sitnik and John Gressette Felder, Jr., both of Columbia, for Appellant.

W. Hugh McAngus, Weston Adams, III, and Mary Margaret Hyatt, all of Columbia, for Respondents.

Samuel F. Painter, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae.

STILWELL, J.

Frederick D. Shuler filed this action alleging entitlement to workers' compensation benefits. Shuler appeals the circuit court's ruling he was not an employee of Tri-County Electric Co-op, Inc. (the Co-op) and therefore not entitled to coverage. We affirm.

FACTS

The Co-op is a rural electric cooperative.1 Shuler served on the Co-op's Board of Trustees. Shuler requested authorization from the Co-op to attend...

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