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2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 42 - Workers' Compensation
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 42-1-580 - Effect of rights of third party against employer on employee's recovery.
SC Code § 42-1-580 (2012) What's This?
When the facts are such at the time of the injury that a third person would have the right, upon payment of any recovery against him, to enforce contribution or indemnity from the employer, any recovery by the employee against the third person shall be reduced by the amount of such contribution of indemnity and the third person's right to enforce such contribution against the employer shall thereupon be satisfied.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 72-128; 1952 Code Section 72-128; 1942 Code Section 7035-13; 1941 (42) 1314.
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