YORK v. LONGLANDS PLANTATION

Opinion No. 5566.

424 S.C. 280 (2018)

818 S.E.2d 215

Tyrone YORK, as personal representative for Timothy York (Deceased), Shirley York, and Yvonne Burns, Plaintiffs, Of Whom Yvonne Burns is the Appellant, and Shirley York is a Respondent, v. LONGLANDS PLANTATION a.k.a Knollwood, Inc., and Companion Property and Casualty Group, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed June 6, 2018.

Rehearing Denied September 20, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Jenkinson, III , and John Thomas Thompson , both of Jenkinson, Jarrett & Kellahan, P.A., of Kingstree, for Appellant.

Ann McCrowey Mickle , of Mickle & Bass, LLC, and Blake A. Hewitt , of Bluestein Thompson Sullivan, LLC, both of Columbia, for Respondent Shirley York; and Helen F. Hiser , of Mount Pleasant, and Jonathan Brandon Hylton , of Florence, both of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, for Respondent Longlands Plantation.


Yvonne Burns appeals the order of the Appellate Panel of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission (Appellate Panel) denying her claim for death benefits. We reverse and remand.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Timothy York died in a work-related accident on August 26, 2013, when his boat capsized on a pond...

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