The amount of compensation paid by the employer or the amount of compensation to which the injured employee or his dependents are entitled shall not be admissible as evidence in any action brought to recover damages.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-1-570
Amount of compensation not admissible in suits against third parties
Known as the The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 42-1-10 to 42-9-90 (216 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Reiland v. Southland Equipment Service, Inc. (1998)
Most recently applied in Machin v. Carus Corp. (April 2017)
1962 Code SECTION 72-127; 1952 Code SECTION 72-127; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-11; 1936 (39) 1231.
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