Smith v. BEASLEY ENTERPRISES/RED APPLE

577 S.E.2d 902 (2003)

Dorothia SMITH, Plaintiff-Employee,

v.

BEASLEY ENTERPRISES, INC/RED APPLE, Defendant-Employer, and

Managed Care, USA, Defendant-Carrier.

No. COA01-325.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 20, 2002.

Law Offices of Robert J. Willis, by Robert J. Willis, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe, L.L.P., by Jennifer Ingram Mitchell, for defendant-appellee.

WALKER, J.

Plaintiff filed a workers' compensation claim on 22 April 1998 seeking benefits for her carpal tunnel syndrome which she alleges is an occupational disease. The deputy commissioner…