Rhinehart v. Roberts Super Market, Inc.

Except in the case of certain occupational diseases, compensation may not be awarded under the Workmen’s Compensation Act unless there is proof of a disability due to an injury, which injury was the result of an accident arising out of and in- the course of the employment. G.S. 97-2(6). A finding by the Industrial Commission that the claimant sustained such an injury is conclusive upon an appeal to the courts if, but only if, the Commission had before it competent evidence sufficient to support such a finding. Lawrence v. Mill, 265 N.C. 329, 144 S.E. 2d 3.

The terms “injury” and “accident,” as…