Payment of death benefits by an employer in good faith to a dependent subsequent in right to another dependent shall protect and discharge the employer, unless and until such dependent prior in right shall have given notice of his claim. In case the employer is in doubt as to the respective rights of rival claimants, he may apply to the commission to decide between them.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-9-340
Effect of payment in good faith to junior dependents
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 Airco, Inc. v. Hollington (1977)
Most recently applied in Airco, Inc. v. Hollington (August 1977)
1962 Code SECTION 72-185; 1952 Code SECTION 72-185; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-50; 1936 (39) 1231.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.