{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-42-1-440","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 42-1-440","heading":"Indemnity of principal contractor.","body":"When the principal contractor is liable to pay compensation under any of Sections 42-1-400 to 42-1-450, he shall be entitled to indemnity from any person who would have been liable to pay compensation to the workmen independently of such sections or from an intermediate contractor, and have a cause of action therefor.\nA principal contractor when sued by a workman of a subcontractor shall have the right to call in that subcontractor or any intermediate contractor or contractors as defendant or codefendant.","path":["Title 42 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions","ARTICLE 3 Application and Effect of title"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t42c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:27:39Z","sha256":"dacf8591ea0c7cf753a4a46d954cdea93956dd1666a876f7a65c04bf40051bf5","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-42-1-430","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-42-1-450"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}