Thompson v. Frank IX & Sons

This appeal comes to us under N.C. Gen. Stats. § 7A-30(2) (1969) because of the dissent of Judge Hedrick.

In their brief filed in this Court defendants succinctly state the question for review as follows:

“Where an employee suffers a fracture of his wrist and as a result of the surgical reduction of the fracture he sustains scars of the forearm, is he entitled to be paid compensation for permanent partial disability and in addition for disfigurement under G.S. 97-31?”

The facts in this case are fully set out and discussed in the opinion of the Court of Appeals. The following brief summary will…