An officer of a corporation who elects not to operate under this title, shall, in any action to recover damages for personal injury or death brought against an employer accepting the compensation provisions of this title, proceed at common law and the employer may avail himself of the defenses of contributory negligence, negligence of a fellow servant, and assumption of risk, as such defenses exist at common law.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-1-520
Defenses available to employer operating under title when employee is not so operating
Known as the The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 42-1-10 to 42-9-90 (216 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Langley v. Boyter (1984)
Most recently applied in Langley v. Boyter (November 1984)
1962 Code SECTION 72-119; 1952 Code SECTION 72-119; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-18; 1936 (39) 1231; 1996 Act No. 424, SECTION 12, eff June 18, 1996.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.