Richey v. Erlanger Cotton Mills

It is provided by the North Carolina Workmen’s Compensation Act that “in all claims for compensation for hernia, or rupture, resulting from injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employee’s employment,” certain facts must be definitely proven to the satisfaction of the Industrial Commission; otherwise, compensation cannot be awarded. In the instant case, these facts were not so proven to the satisfaction of the Commission, and for that reason compensation was denied. On respondent’s appeal from the award of the Commission to the Superior Court, the judge beard the…