Legal Opinion
Joyner v. AJ CAREY OIL COMPANY
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided February 4, 1966No. 367PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSharp, J.
The first question presented by this appeal is decisively answered by the opinion in Barnhardt v. Cab Co., ante, p. 419. When an employee who holds two separate jobs is injured in one of them, his compensation is based only upon his average weekly wages earned in the employment producing the injury. This case and Barnhardt point out a hiatus in our Workmen’s Compensation Act which the Legislature may wish to bridge to prevent future duplication of these unhappy results.
The second question posed is whether the Commission used the correct method to ascertain plaintiff’s average weekly wages…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Purvis ex rel. Liles v. Faulkner Neon & Electric Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
3Cited by38 opinions
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- Conyers v. New Hanover County SchoolsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
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