WRIGHT v. BI-LO, INC.

No. 2137.

442 S.E.2d 186 (1994)

Earl WRIGHT, Deceased, Alice Wright, Widow, Appellant, v. BI-LO, INC., Employer, and Self-Insured, Carrier, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided February 22, 1994.

Rehearing Denied April 21, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Ehlies, Greenville, for appellant.

William E. Shaughnessy and Melissa Miller Anderson, of Haynsworth, Marion, McKay and Guerard, Greenville, for respondents.


GOOLSBY, Judge:

This is a workers' compensation case. Earl Wright was forty-eight years old and worked as a courtesy clerk at Bi-Lo, Inc. His principal duty was bagging groceries, but he died of a heart attack while pursuing a suspected shoplifter. The Full Commission denied compensation, finding his pursuit of the suspected shoplifter was outside the course and scope of his employment and in direct and intentional violation of a specific and express policy against...

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