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WHITWORTH v. WINDOW WORLD, INC.

No. 26474.

377 S.C. 637 (2008)

661 S.E.2d 333

Tracy Lee WHITWORTH, Respondent, v. WINDOW WORLD, INC., and Insurance Corporation of New York, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 28, 2008.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin P. Martin, Jr., of Hedrick Eatman Gardner & Kinchloe, of Columbia, for Petitioners.

Stephen B. Samuels, of McWhirter, Bellinger & Associates, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Chief Justice TOAL.

In Whitworth v. Window World, Inc., Op. No.2005-UP-471 (S.C. Ct.App. filed July 26, 2005), the court of appeals reversed the order of the Workers' Compensation Commission's denying benefits and held that Respondent's accident fell within an exception to the going and coming rule. We granted certiorari to review that decision and now reverse.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Respondent Tracy Lee Whitworth was employed by Petitioner...

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