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NICHOLSON v. S.C. DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES

No. 27478.

411 S.C. 381 (2015)

769 S.E.2d 1

Carolyn M. NICHOLSON, Claimant, Petitioner, v. S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Employer, and State Accident Fund, Carrier, Defendants, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 14, 2015.

Rehearing Denied March 4, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn Williams, of Kathryn Williams, PA, of Greenville, for Petitioner.

L. Brenn Watson and Zachary M. Smith, of Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondents.

The question in this case is whether a woman who sustains a non-idiopathic fall at her place of employment while performing her job is entitled to receive workers' compensation. Despite how straightforward this issue appears to be, both the single commissioner and the court of appeals found Carolyn Nicholson, who fell while walking...

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