Spears v. Tyson Foods, Inc.

LLOYD SPEARS, Employee, Plaintiff,

v.

TYSON FOODS, INC., Self-Insured Employer, Defendant.

No. COA08-1320

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed July 21, 2009

This case not for publication

John W. Gambill, for plaintiff-appellant.

Brooks, Stevens & Pope, P.A., by Ginny P. Lanier and Christie Bynum, for defendant-appellee.

ROBERT C. HUNTER, Judge.

Plaintiff Lloyd Spears ("plaintiff") appeals from an Industrial Commission (the "Commission") opinion and award denying him workers' compensation benefits. After careful review, we affirm.

I. Background

The Commission's findings of fact[1] establish that, at…