Leggett v. AAA Cooper Transportation, Inc.

STEPHENS, Judge.

I. Procedural History and Factual Background

Hyman Spruill Leggett (“Plaintiff’) was employed in 2005 as a full-time truck driver for AAA Cooper Transportation, Inc. (“Defendant”), located in Washington, North Carolina. During the course of his employment, Plaintiff was involved in an automobile collision near Greensboro, North Carolina on 24 July 2005. Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-10.2(j), Plaintiff filed a special proceeding against Defendant on 3 January 2008. A hearing was held in Halifax County Superior Court on 24 February 2008. The evidence presented at the hearing…