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WHIGHAM v. JACKSON DAWSON COMMUNICATIONS

No. 27440.

410 S.C. 131 (2014)

763 S.E.2d 420

Stephen C. WHIGHAM, Petitioner, v. JACKSON DAWSON COMMUNICATIONS, Employer, and The Hartford, Carrier, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 27, 2014.

Rehearing Denied October 9, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas A. Churdar , of Greenville, for Petitioner.

Benjamin M. Renfrow and Wesley J. Shull , both of Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondents.

Justice HEARN.

Stephen Whigham was injured playing kickball during an event he organized for his employer, Jackson Dawson Communications and filed a claim for workers' compensation. The single commissioner denied the claim because she found the injury did not arise out of or in the course of his employment, and that decision was affirmed by the full commission and the court of appeals. We reverse and remand, holding that under the facts of this case, Whigham is entitled...

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