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§ 42-9-340 — Effect of payment in good faith to junior dependents.

South Carolina § 42-9-340
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 42WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Ch. 9COMPENSATION AND PAYMENT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 42-9-340 (2026).

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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.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 72-185; 1952 Code SECTION 72-185; 1942 Code SECTION 7035-50; 1936 (39) 1231.

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Division of death benefit when there is more than one dependent.
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