Case Name: SMOKY MOUNTAIN SECRETS, INC., Respondent v. The SOUTH CAROLINA EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1995-06-12
Citations: 318 S.C. 456
Docket Number: 24252
Parties: SMOKY MOUNTAIN SECRETS, INC., Respondent v. The SOUTH CAROLINA EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Carolina Reports
Volume: 318
Pages: 456–457

Head Matter:
24252
SMOKY MOUNTAIN SECRETS, INC., Respondent v. The SOUTH CAROLINA EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION, Petitioner.
(468 S.E. (2d) 429)
Supreme Court
Elizabeth Platte Johnson and Paul B. Lindemann, Greenville, and William B. Marsh, Maryville, TN, for respondent.
H. Williams Funderburk, Jr. and William H. Griffin, Columbia, for petitioner.
Submitted March 22,1995.
Decided June 12, 1995.

Opinion:
Per Curiam:
We reverse pursuant to Rule 220, SCACR.
Appellate scope of review in this action is limited to determining the existence or not of substantial evidence supporting the factual findings of Petitioner. Kilgore Group Inc. v. South Carolina Employment Security Commission, 313 S.C. 65, 437 S.E. (2d) 48 (1993).
Here, the record contains substantial evidence supporting the finding that Respondent had the right and authority to control and direct persons delivering its products, thus qualifying them as employees rather than independent contractors. Since Petitioner's finding was not clearly erroneous, we hold Court of Appeals exceeded its scope of review.
Accordingly, the portion of the Court of Appeal's Opinion holding that Respondent's delivery persons are independent contractors are reversed.
Reversed.