Aughtry v. Abbeville County School District 60
Aughtry v. Abbeville County School District 60
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Respondents’ petition for rehearing is granted. The opinion filed April 3, 2000, is hereby withdrawn and the following entirely new opinion is substituted therefore.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
We granted certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals denying petitioner worker’s compensation benefits. Aughtry v. Abbeville County School Dist. # 60, 332 S.C. 453, 504 S.E.2d 830 (Ct.App. 1998). We now reverse and reinstate the full commission’s order which found petitioner suffered a compensable injury and remanded the case to the single commissioner for a determination of benefits.
Petitioner was employed as an assistant principal at Abbe-ville High School. On the day of the accident, the school’s opening was delayed until 10:00 a.m. because of icy road conditions. Petitioner was called at home by the principal and told to report to the High School at 7:30 a.m., his usual time. As petitioner was driving to work, his car skidded on the icy road behind the school and came to rest on the school’s football practice field.
The full commission found petitioner suffered a compensable injury, and the circuit court affirmed. The Court of Appeals reversed in a 2-1 decision, holding recovery was barred by the “going and coming” rule.
REVERSED.
. As a general rule, an employee who is injured while going to or coming from the place where his work is performed is not entitled to
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Ronald AUGHTRY, Employee v. ABBEVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 60, Employer, and South Carolina Insurance Trust Fund, Carrier
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- Published