No compensation shall be payable if the injury or death was occasioned by the intoxication of the employee or by the wilful intention of the employee to injure or kill himself or another. In the event that any person claims that the provisions of this section are applicable in any case, the burden of proof shall be upon such person.
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-9-60
Injury or death occasioned by intoxication or wilful intention of employee; burden of proof
Known as the The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 42–42 (216 sections).
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Wigfall v. Tideland Utilities, Inc. (2003)
Most recently applied in Pilgrim v. Eaton (December 2010)
1962 Code SECTION 72-156; 1952 Code SECTION 72-156; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-15; 1936 (39) 1231; 2007 Act No. 111, Pt I, SECTION 20, eff July 1, 2007, applicable to injuries that …
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