South Carolina Statutes
§ 42-1-550 — Rights against third persons prior to award.
South Carolina § 42-1-550
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 42-1-550 (2026).
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When an employee, his personal representative or other person may have a right to recover damages for injury, loss of service or death from any person other than the employer, he may institute an action at law against such third person before an award is made under this title and prosecute it to its final determination.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 72-122; 1952 Code SECTION 72-122; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-11; 1936 (39) 1231.
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§ 42-1-10
Short title.§ 42-1-100
"Compensation" defined.§ 42-1-110
"Death" defined.§ 42-1-120
"Disability" defined.§ 42-1-130
"Employee" defined.§ 42-1-140
"Employer" defined.§ 42-1-150
"Employment" defined.§ 42-1-160
"Injury" and "personal injury" defined.§ 42-1-170
"Parent" defined.§ 42-1-172
Definitions.§ 42-1-175
"Surviving spouse" defined.§ 42-1-20
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South Carolina § 42-1-550, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/42-1-550.