Title: White v. Orr-Lyons Mills
Citation: 287 S.C. 174, 336 S.E.2d 467
Docket Number: 22391
State: south-carolina
Issuer: south-carolina Supreme Court
Date: October 24, 1985

287 S.C. 174 (1985) 336 S.E.2d 467 Perry Lee WHITE, Respondent, v. ORR-LYONS MILLS, Employer, and American Motorists Insurance Company, Carrier, Appellants. 22391 Supreme Court of South Carolina. Heard October 8, 1985. Decided October 24, 1985. *175 J. Wright Horton, of Horton, Drawdy, Ward &amp; Johnson, Greenville, for appellants. C. Ben Bowen and Linda B. McKenzie, of Abrams, Bowen &amp; Parham, Greenville, and V. Laniel Chapman, of Chapman and King, Anderson, for respondent. Heard Oct. 8, 1985. Decided Oct. 24, 1985. HARWELL, Justice: Appellants contend that (1) respondent failed to give notice of her injury to her employer within ninety days of its occurrence as required by S.C. Code Ann. § 42-15-20 (Law. Co-op. 1976); (2) respondent failed to file a claim with the Industrial Commission within two years after the accident as required by S.C. Code Ann. § 42-15-40 (Law. Co-op. 1976); and (3) respondent did not suffer injurious exposure to cotton dust during American Motorists Insurance Company's extension of coverage and therefore American Motorists is not the liable carrier. The Court of Appeals addressed these same issues in the factually similar case of Hanks v. Blair Mills, Inc., 335 S.E. (2d) 91 (S.C. App. 1985). We agree with Hanks. Accordingly, the judgment of the lower court is Affirmed. NESS, C.J., and GREGORY, CHANDLER and FINNEY, JJ., concur.