Supreme Court of South Carolina

Albert B. Shealy, Petitioner v. Aiken County, Employer/self-Insured, Respondent

July 24, 2000341 S.C. 448

Summary

The court held that whether employment conditions are unusual or extraordinary for purposes of a mental-mental workers' compensation claim must be evaluated against the claimant's particular employment, rather than employment generally. It further held that substantial evidence supported the Commission's finding that non-work stressors, rather than Shealy's employment conditions, caused his psychological injuries. The court also held that two additional arguments were unpreserved because the circuit court did not expressly rule on them and Shealy did not move to alter or amend the judgment.