HOPPER v. TERRY HUNT CONST.

No. 26665.

383 S.C. 310 (2009)

680 S.E.2d 1

Timothy Mark HOPPER, Employee/Claimant, v. TERRY HUNT CONSTRUCTION, Employer, Uninsured, South Carolina Uninsured Employers Fund, Kajima USA, Inc., Statutory Employer, and Zurich American Insurance Company, Carrier, Defendants, of whom Kajima USA, Inc., Statutory Employer, and Zurich American Insurance Company, Carrier are, Petitioners, and South Carolina Employers' Fund is, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 15, 2009.

Rehearing Denied August 4, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Michael Rudisill and Bradley Horace Smith, both of Rudisill, White & Kaplan, of Charlotte, for Petitioners.

Amy V. Cofield, of Lexington, and Latonya Dilligard Edwards, of Columbia, for Respondent.


Chief Justice TOAL:

In this workers' compensation case, the court of appeals held that Petitioner Kajima USA, Inc. ("Kajima") and Petitioner Zurich American Insurance Company ("Zurich") could not transfer liability to Respondent South Carolina Employers' Fund ("Fund"). Hopper v. Terry Hunt Constr., 373 S.C. 475, 646 S.E.2d 162 (Ct.App.2007). This Court...

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